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September 2007 at lowland forest |
September 2007 at lowland forest |
| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Desmodieae |
| Subtribe | Desmodiinae |
| Scientific name | Desmodium podocarpum A. de Candolle subsp. oxyphyllum (de Candolle) H. Ohashi |
| Synonyms | Desmodium oxyphyllum A. de Candolle; Desmodium podocarpum A. de Candolle subsp. oxyphyllum (A. de Candolle) Y. C. Yang & P. H. Huang; Desmodium podocarpum A. de Candolle var. japonicum (Matsumura) P. H. Huang; Desmodium racemosum (Thunberg) A. de Candolle; Desmodium racemosum (Thunberg) A. de Candolle var. pubescens Metcalf; Hylodesmum podocarpum (de Candolle) H.Ohashi & R. R. Mill subsp. oxyphyllum (de Candolle) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nusubito-hagi (ヌスビトハギ, 盗人萩 [meaning: thief lespedeza]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India | |
| Habitat | Forest, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Plants 60-100cm tall. Leaves ternate, terminal leaflets 4-8cm long, 2.5-4cm wide. Flowers pale purple 3-4mm long, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Desmodium podocarpum DC. subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. Ohashi |
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