Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2592)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2489)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2104)
Order: Fabales (236)
Family: Fabaceae (236)(family description)
Genus: Desmodium (9)
Epithet: laxiflorum DC. (1)
Synonyms: Desmodium diffusum DC., Desmodium macrophyllum Desv., Desmodium rottleri (Spreng.) G.Don, Desmodium scabrellum Miq., Hedysarum recurvatum Roxb., Meibomia laxiflora (DC.) Kuntze
laxiflora => loose flowered
laxiflorum => loose flowered
recurvatum => recurved, curved backwards
scabrellum => somewhat rough