Desmodium sequax
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Description
A shrub. It grows 1-2 m tall. The young branches have rust coloured hairs. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The end leaflet is oval and 4-10 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are in groups 12 cm long at the ends of branches. The flowers are purple. The pod is 3-5 cm long by 3 mm wide. It has rust coloured hairs.
Medicinal Uses
Used as an antioxidant in traditional medicine.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on grassy slopes and the edges of forests between 1,000-2,800 m above sea level in southern China. in Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
It can be grown from fresh seed. Stored seed develops a hard seed coat.
Notes
It is an antioxidant as medicine.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Trangqua deo
References (2)
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm
