Common name
English: Florida Beggarweed
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Desmodium (9)
Epithet: tortuosum (Sw.)DC. (2)
Synonyms: Meibomia purpurea (Mill.)Small, Meibomia tortuosa (Sw.)Kuntze
purpurea => purple
tortuosa => twisted, entangled
tortuosum => twisted, entangled
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Desmodium tortuosum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1675] Desmodium tortuosum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)