Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC.

Mandarin: 小叶三点金 (xiao ye san dian jin)

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Desmodium (9)

            Epithet: microphyllum (Thunb.) DC. (1)

Synonyms: Desmodium parvifolium DC., Desmodium parvifolium DC., Hedysarum microphyllum Thunb., Hedysarum microphyllum Murray, Hedysarum microphyllum Thunb.

microphyllum => small-leaved

parvifolium => having small leaves

Climate: sub-tropical, tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

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