Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Desmodium heterophyllum (Willd.) DC., Hedysarum heterophyllum Willd.
Vernacular name: Variable-Leaf Desmodium
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: Pantropical
Flowering and Fruiting: July-December
Key identification features: Prostrate herbs, up to 40 cm long; Flowers in axillary 1-4-flowered racemes; Corolla pink, Pods 4-5-jointed, compressed, dorsal suture continuous, ventral constricted.
Uses: The twigs and leaves are used to treat urinary retention and digestive complaints. The roots are also reportedly carminative, tonic and diuretic.
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