Desmodium laxiflorum DC.

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

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet

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