Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Desmodium (9)
Epithet: velutinum (Willd.) DC. (2)
Subspecies: longibracteatum (Schindl.) H.Ohashi
Synonyms: Anarthrosyne cordata Klotzsch, Desmodium lasiocarpum (P.Beauv.) DC., Desmodium latifolium (Roxb.) DC., Desmodium plukenetii (Wight & Arn.) Merr., Desmodium sikkimense Schindl., Desmodium virgatum Prain, Hedysarum deltoides Poir., Hedysarum deltoideum Schum. & Thonn., Hedysarum lasiocarpum P.Beauv., Hedysarum latifolium Roxb., Hedysarum velutinum Willd., Meibomia velutina (Willd.) Kuntze, Pseudarthria cordata (Klotzsch) C.Mueller
cordata => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end
lasiocarpum => woolly fruit
latifolium => with broad leaves
velutina => velvet-like, covered closely with short, soft hairs
velutinum => velvet-like, covered closely with short, soft hairs
virgatum => composed of willowy twigs