Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Desmodium triflorum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
  • Common name : Three Flowered Trickle foil
  • Vernacular name : Kudaliya (Hin.); Kadupullam purache, Kadu avare gida (Kan.); Muntamandu (Tel.); Kuradia gachha, Katkana, Kaan sisna, Lathna (Ori.); Tripadi (San.)
  • Key identification features : A wiry, spreading herb, rooting at basal nodes. Leaves are trifoliate and hairy beneath. Flowers are in small clusters. Fruit is a linear pod.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November-February
  • Comments : On plains up to 1600 m with a wide range of habitats. Optimum size in clayey soil, especially by river beds and along roadsides.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Cosmopolitan
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Desmodium triflorum. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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