Common name
Mandarin: 长波叶山蚂蝗 (chang bo ye shan ma huang)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Desmodium (9)
Epithet: sequax Wall. (1)
Synonyms: Desmodium ancistrotrichum K.Schum. & Lauterb., Desmodium dasylobum Miq., Desmodium hamulatum Franch., Desmodium sinuatum (Miq.) Baker, Dollinera sequax (Wall.) Schindl., Meibomia dasyloba (Miq.) Kuntze, Meibomia sequax (Wall.) Kuntze, Meibomia sinuata (Miq.) Kuntze
dasyloba => hairy-lobed
dasylobum => hairy-lobed
sequax => pursuing, following, trailing
sinuata => having a deep, wavy margin
sinuatum => having a deep, wavy margin (like the oak-leaf)
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Desmodium sequax at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1838] Desmodium sequax - Flora of China @ efloras.org
