Asian Tick Trefoil
Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum
- Genus
- Desmodium
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and open deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, China, Malaysia, Pacific Islands, Australia, Africa
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- 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
Asian Tick Trefoil (Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal and Meghalaya. It grows in moist and open deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Asian Tick Trefoil belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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