As recorded for Two-Joint Desmodium
Desmodium biarticulatum
Two-Joint Desmodium
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Flowering
- September-April
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Aphyllodium biarticulatum. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Hainan, Trop. Asia to N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Open deciduous forests and coastal areas
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How to identify Two-Joint Desmodium
Identify Two-Joint Desmodium by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Two-Joint Desmodium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium biarticulatum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests and coastal areas
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Celebes, Australia, Sumatra
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Two-Joint Desmodium itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Two-Joint Desmodium itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Two-Joint Desmodium
Two-Joint Desmodium (Desmodium biarticulatum) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. It grows in open deciduous forests and coastal areas. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Two-Joint Desmodium belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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