Trees & Plants

Desmodium

Binhama

Desmodium heterophyllum

Common in open moist areas Valued as a ground cover and fodder. Twigs and leaves are used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and problems of digestion. Root, stem and leaves are also used to get relief from scabies and itches. Leaves are used as a glactagogue. on

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uses: Valued as a ground cover and fodder. Twigs and leaves are used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and problems of digestion. Root, stem and leaves are also used to get relief from scabies and itches. Leaves are used as a glactagogue. on
family: Fabaceae
synonym: Hedysarum heterophyllum Willd., Meibomia heterphyllum (Willd.) Kuntze
description: Prostrate herbs; branches loosely villous, slender. Leaves 3-foliolate; × leaflets 1-2.2 0.5-1 cm, ovate-elliptic or obovate, base obtuse, apex rounded, a hairy when young, glabrescent on ageing; petiole to 2 cm long; stipules 2-5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, striate, ciliate on margins. Flowers in axillary, 1-4-flowered racemes; pedicels 6-12 mm long. Calyx tube broad; lobes 2-2.5 mm long. Corolla pink, 3-4 mm long. Ovary 1.5-2 mm long, × hairy. Pods 1.5-2 0.4-0.5 cm, 4-5-jointed, compressed, dorsal suture continuous, ventral constricted.
native range: South and Southeast Asia (Willd.) DC.
distribution: The Asia-Pacific and parts of Africa and South America
english names: Desmodium · Spanish clover
flowering fruiting: July- December
occurrence maldives: Common in open moist areas