Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium uncinatum, the silverleaf desmodium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Latin America, and introduced as a fodder to various locales in Africa, India, New Guinea, Australia and Hawaii.[1] Although chiefly a fodder, it can also be used for pasture, deferred feed, cut-and-carry, hay, ground cover, and mulch.[2] It is considered invasive in Australia and Hawaii.[2]

Desmodium uncinatum
Foliage
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Desmodium
Species:
D. uncinatum
Binomial name
Desmodium uncinatum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Desmodium hjalmarsonii (Schindl.) Standl.
    • Desmodium pilosiusculum DC.
    • Desmodium sandwicense E.Mey.
    • Desmodium sinclairii Benth.
    • Desmodium uncinatum var. gracile Burkart
    • Hedysarum adhaerens Vahl
    • Hedysarum mexicanum Sweet
    • Hedysarum uncinatum Jacq.
    • Hedysarum virgatum Cerv. ex Sweet
    • Meibomia hjalmarsonii Schindl.
    • Meibomia limensis var. pilosiuscula (DC.) Schindl.
    • Meibomia pilosiuscula (DC.) Hochr.
    • Meibomia sinclairii (Benth.) Schindl.
    • Meibomia uncinata (Jacq.) Kuntze

References
  1. "Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Eugène, M.; Bastianelli, D. (7 October 2015). "Silverleaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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