Desmodium renifolium
(L.) Schindler
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 30-50 cm tall. The leaves have one leaflet. It is kidney shaped and 2-4 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. There are 2-5 flowers at each node of the flowering groups. They can be white, pale yellow or purple. The pod is oblong and 2-3 cm long by 3-4 mm wide.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in sunny grasslands and broad-leaved forests between 100-1,000 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kayu-pin pauk
References (1)
- Anderson, E. F., 1993, Plants and people of the Golden Triangle. Dioscorides Press. p 209
