Herbarium JCB

Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Desmodium heterocarpon
Variety : strigosum
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen
Vernacular name : Dongerabuta, Salparni, Krishna parni (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0221
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 27/11/14
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Open deciduous forest
Key identification features : Erect herbs with strigose stem. Leaflets rounded at base, pubescent below; Flowers in axillary, dense racemes. Calyx long, lobed. Fruit is a jointed, pubescent pod.
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : August-December
Comments : Common in forests and open places of Eastern Ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Sadasivakona Forest (Chittoor district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Khurda district, Mahendragiri Hills (Ganjam district), Bolangir district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Africa, India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China, Malaysia, Pacific Islands, Australia
Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
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 heterocarpon var. strigosum. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.