Desmodium podocarpum

DC.

Wild soybean

Fabaceae Edible: Seeds

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Description

A small shrub. It grows 60-120 cm high. The branches are hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 7.5 cm long and the leaflets are 7.5 cm long. The side leaflets are smaller. The pods are 1.6 cm long.

Edible Uses

The seeds are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The seeds are eaten.

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Distribution

It is native to the hills of western Hubei growing at altitudes of 500-1,900 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Himalayas, Indochina, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, SE Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam,

Notes

There are about 350 Desmodium species. They are mostly in the tropics.

Synonyms

Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC.Hedysarum racemosum Thunb.

Also Known As

Trangqua trai-co-chan

References (4)

Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4:102. 1825 Jan (Prodr. 2:336. 1825 Nov)
Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 473
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/