Fabaceae
Desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 331 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is an annual, perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Angola, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., Ethiopia, Ghana, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Malawi, Marquesas, Mozambique, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Queensland, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tonga, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.501.2.2. epublication.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Olvera-Luna, A.R., Gama-López, S. & Delgado-Salinas, A. (2012). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 107: 1-42. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónomica de México.
  • Pires Lima, L.C., de Queiroz, L.P., de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M.G & Lewis, G.P. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Desmodium (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 169: 1-119.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF. [Cited as Desmodium sandwicense.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

  • Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.532.1.1. epublication.
  • Bello, A. & al. (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.480.2.1. epublication.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagnwe, W.L. (2020). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 2: 413-1135. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Olvera-Luna, A.R., Gama-López, S. & Delgado-Salinas, A. (2012). Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán 107: 1-42. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónomica de México.
  • Pires Lima, L.C., de Queiroz, L.P., de Azevedo Tozzi, A.M.G & Lewis, G.P. (2014). A taxonomic revision of Desmodium (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae) in Brazil. Phytotaxa 169: 1-119.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1959). Plants of Tonga. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 220: 1-283.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Kumar, S. & Sane PV (2003). Legumes of South Asia: a check-list. RBG Kew.
  • Lewis, G. P. (1987). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 24, 2018 Hagwood, A.G. ; Jimbo, T. ; Sule, B. ; Aika, I. ; Maharape, K. ; Cook, C. [LAE 91324] Papua New Guinea K001639890 Yes
May 1, 2010 Semir, J.; Gibbs, P.; Kinoshita, L.S. [1960] Brazil K000931717 Yes
May 1, 2010 Leitão Filho, H.F.; Shepherd, G.; Kinoshita, L. [1837] Brazil K000931716 Yes
May 1, 2010 Robert, A. [366b] Brazil K000931706 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Burchell [4706] Brazil K000931703 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Kirkbride, J.H., Jr [5194] Brazil K000931715 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Burchell [4750/2] Brazil K000931702 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Semir, J.; Gibbs, P.; Kinoshita, L.S. [1926] Brazil K000931711 Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2230] Cameroon K000339736 No
Dec 1, 2003 Onana, J.-M. [1802] Cameroon K000746634 No
Oct 1, 2003 Biye, E. [109] Cameroon K000746632 No
Sep 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1643] Cameroon K000008366 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [167] Cameroon K000108171 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [147] Cameroon K000108170 Yes
Oct 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [9436] Cameroon K000107511 Yes
Oct 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2529] Cameroon K000107510 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Flores, A. [55] Brazil K000931718 Yes
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N. [27333] Brazil K000205899 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Carvalho, A.M.; Silva, J.M. [2348] Brazil K000931713 Yes
Apr 1, 1984 Santos, E.B.; Barreto, L.A.S. [s.n.] Brazil K000205902 No
Jul 1, 1983 Hatschbach, G. [46654] Brazil K000931714 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [1138] Brazil K000205901 No
Feb 1, 1982 Pereira, J.D.C.A. [55] Brazil K000205898 No
Jul 1, 1978 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19955] Brazil K000205900 Yes
Feb 10, 1966 Hatschbach, G.; Lindeman, J.C.; Hass, J.H. [13826] Brazil K000931710 Yes
Aug 1, 1965 Hatschbach, G. [12396] Brazil K000931709 Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Dusén, P. [8317] Brazil K000931708 Yes
Leitão Filho, H.F.; Gibbs, P.; Samir, J. [1653] Brazil K000931712 Yes
Miers, J. [4294] Brazil K000931695 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8568] Zambia K001567167 Yes
Wrigth, C. [1014] K001276715 Yes
Martii [133] Brazil K000931696 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17883] Tanzania K001639084 No
Usteri, P.A. [117b] Brazil K000931701 Yes
Tonduz, A. [1786] Costa Rica K000555883 Type Yes
Vautier [76] Brazil K000931699 Yes
Botteri [Broteri] [734] Mexico K000081822 Type Yes
Tonduz, A. [s.n.] Guatemala K000555884 Syntype Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Brazil K000931697 Yes
Widgren [s.n.] Brazil K000931707 Yes
Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil K000931698 Yes
Pohl [s.n.] Brazil K000931704 Yes
Heyde; Lux [6109] Guatemala K000081821 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [8405] Brazil K000931700 Yes
Wrigth, C. [1014] K001306225 Yes
Harris [s.n.] Brazil K000931705 Yes
Ecuador K001476644 Yes
Ecuador K001476645 Yes
Ecuador K001476646 Yes
Ecuador K001476647 Yes
Peru K001476648 Yes
Peru K001476649 Yes
Peru K001476650 Yes
Peru K001476651 Yes
Peru K001476652 Yes
n/a K001476653 Yes
n/a K001476654 Yes
n/a K001476655 Yes
n/a K001476656 Yes
n/a K001476657 Yes
n/a K001476658 Yes
n/a K001476659 Yes
n/a K001476660 Yes
n/a K001476661 Yes
n/a K001476662 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476663 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476664 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476665 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476666 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476667 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476668 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476669 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476670 Yes
Colombia, Panama K001476671 Yes
Bolivia K001476672 Yes
W.T.S. K001476673 Yes
W.T.S. K001476674 Yes
W.T.S. K001476675 Yes
W.T.S. K001476676 Yes
W.T.S. K001476677 Yes
Galapagos Is. K001476678 Yes
Galapagos Is. K001476679 Yes
Ecuador K001476680 Yes
Ecuador K001476681 Yes
Ecuador K001476682 Yes
Ecuador K001476683 Yes
Ecuador K001476684 Yes
Ecuador K001476685 Yes
Ecuador K001476686 Yes
n/a K001476687 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Ecuador Desmodium sinclairii K000328134 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Ecuador Desmodium sinclairii K000328135 Unknown Type Material Yes

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