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Desmodium incanum DC.

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU1403652
Projet soutenu par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, financement obtenu en 2024

Taxonomy

Fabaceae
Desmodium
Desmodium incanum
Desmodium incanum DC.

Origin

Ua Huka
Marquesas, Ua Huka - Central crest of island north of Vaipae'e
fert
1964-3-16
550 -600
600
8° 53' 45.96'' S ; 139° 34' 15.96'' O
Shrub 50-75cm. Corollas violet. Very common
On ridgecrest among psidium. Occupies many open areas reportedly grazed by cattle until the past year or two

Determination history

Wagner August 1990
Desmodium incanum DC.
Fosberg 1964 ?
Desmodium canum (J.F.Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.