Asian Tick Trefoil
Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and open forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, S. Africa, India to Indo-China, China, Japan, Formosa, Malesia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asian Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Asian Tick Trefoil itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Asian Tick Trefoil
A member of the Fabaceae family, Asian Tick Trefoil (Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Assam, Chhattisgarh and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains and open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Asian Tick Trefoil belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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