Desmodium dimorphumWelw. ex Baker [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name); Desmodium barbatum(Welw. ex Baker) J.R.Laundon [family LEGUMINOSAE ] Verified by Laundon,J.R.,
Related name
Nicolsonia unrecorded
Desmodium barbata
Nicolsonia barbata
Desmodium unrecorded
Desmodium barbatum
Desmodium dimorphum
Flora
Entry for DESMODIUM dimorphum Welw. Var. β. argyreum [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 1, (1871) Author: Papilionaceae by Mr. J. G. Baker; Caesalpinieae and Mimoseae by Prof. Oliver)
Names
DESMODIUM dimorphumWelw. Var. β. argyreum [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], mss.
Information
Stem simple, erect, densely grey-canescent throughout. Leaves larger, 1 1/2–2 in. long, more densely silky on the underside. Calyx 2 lines long, both tube and teeth very densely clothed with brown silky hairs.