Common name
Mandarin: 小叶三点金 (xiao ye san dian jin)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(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
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical, tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, pink