Herbarium JCB

Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Desmodium velutinum
Basionym : Hedysarum velutinum Willd.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-311; HJCB-E-198
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/16; 13/12/2014
Collection Locality : Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Habit : Undershrub
Flower, Fruit : September-June
Comments : Occasional on hills slopes above 700 m in deciduous forests as an undergrowth.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Salem district, Dharmapuri district, Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), West Godavari district, Anantapur district, Prakasham district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Khurda district, Sambalpur district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Africa, Madagascar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Siam, Indo-China, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand
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;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 velutinum. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.