Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Phyllodium elegans (Lour.) Desv.

Summary

Genus:

Phyllodium

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Desmodieae

Subtribe:

Desmodiinae

Nomen number:

311309

Place of publication:

Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4:324. 1825

Verified:

02/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Hedysarum elegans Lour.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Desmodium elegans (Lour.) Benth.
Meibomia elegans (Lour.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Desmodium blandum Meeuwen
Desmodium esquirolii H. Lev.
Desmodium spicatum Rehder

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Reference(s)

Cheung, Siu-cheong & Ning-hon Li, eds. Chinese medicinal herbs of Hong Kong. 1978-
Corby, H. D. L. 1988. Types of rhizobial nodules and their distribution among the Leguminosae. Kirkia 13(1):53-123.
Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:269.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia	Java

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia [Java]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311309. Accessed 2 May 2026.