In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. P smooth smallleaf tick trefoil desmodium marilandicum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at. It is regarded as an important environmental weed in southeastern queensland, and was recently. Desmodium comes from the greek word desmos, meaning bond, fetter, halter, or chain. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time these are mostly inconspicuous legumes. Morphological description an aggressively creeping, stoloniferous legume that may reach 1 m height in dense stands. Desmodium illinoense is commonly called tick trefoil or illinois tick trefoil. Desmodium species, smooth smallleaf tick trefoil desmodium. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about desmodium species, fernalds tick trefoil desmodium fernaldii supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves gar. Desmodium is a genus in the flowering plant family fabaceae, sometimes called ticktrefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice.
Herbs, perennial, prostrate, 1050 cm tall, spreading pubescent. The most commonly used synonym in the literature is desmodiumcanum but this was the result of the incorrect use of an illegitimate basionym nicolson, 1978. Greenleaf desmodium is generally introduced into natural pastures to increase the dm yield. It produces smaller and fewer flowers than another prairie species, desmodium canadense showy tick trefoil. An desmodium styracifolium in uska species han magnoliopsida nga syahan ginhulagway ni pehr osbeck, ngan ginhatag han pagkayana nga asya nga ngaran ni elmer drew merrill.
Plants profile for desmodium paniculatum panicledleaf. Desmodium umbellatum ticktrefoil desmodium varians. The pathogen appears to be restricted to several species of desmodium. Climate conditions, such as severe drought, have been documented as substantially decreasing the number of plants tyndall and groller 2006. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time.
Accion del desmodium en higado, digestion, pulmon, rinon y. Halim and sariam othmanl department ofagronomyhorticulture,faculty ofagriculture, universiti pertanian malaysia. Names of desmodium styracifolium in various languages of the world are also given. Desmodium ochroleucum is intrinsically threatened by its limited distribution and the causes of its decline are unknown and of serious concern southern appalachian species viability project 2002.
It has also been reported to ensnare and kill native wildlife e. Silverleaf desmodium desmodium uncinatum feedipedia. Desmodium comes from the greek word desmos which means a bond or chain. Establishment of desmodium ovalifolium on an ultisol. The study is an attempt to compare the above said two species on the basis of their pharmacognostical profiles. This page was last edited on 14 december 2019, at 11. The use of cafeteria trials for the selection of desmodium ovalifolium genotypes conference paper pdf available february 2001 with 69 reads how we measure reads. Desmodium styracifolium herb uses, benefits, cures, side.
Kuiaha desmodium is recommended for pasture, conservation cover, and critical area planting. That name refers to a different taxon which is either desmodium mauritianum ildis, 20 or desmodium. The record derives from ildis which reports it as an accepted name record 2331. Shaliparni is one of the laghupanchamoola ingredients. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Striga inhibition by drought tolerant desmodium species in demonstration plots the four species of desmodium for which exudates were studied, were grown as intercrops with drought tolerant sorghum the. Kuiaha desmodium \ desmodium intortum\ kuiaha desmodium is a perennial decumbent plant with long trailing stems that root at the nodes. The bands of interest for purposes of distinguishing parental lines from each other and their hybrid were the slow bands. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects. Usually muchbranched, it can be erect or prostrate with stems that can range from herbaceous to woody and persistant. Comparison with the 15ndilution and an in situ soil core. Like other tick trefoils legume, desmodium canadense adds.
Desmodium canadense showy tick trefoil prairie moon nursery. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in desmodium styracifolium. Isolation and identification of desmodium root exudates. Plants from the north of its range experience light to occasionally moderate frosts and can be expected to succeed outdoors in the warmer regions of the temperate zone. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Desmodium cuspidatum, like other members of the pea family, is a nitrogenfixing species, converting gasses in the air into soil nutrients through microbes that live on its roots.
In fiji, occurring from near sea level to about 200 m in pastures and secondary growth, along roadsides, on waste land, and sometimes thoroughly naturalized in dry forest. Silverleaf desmodium is an nfixing legume that improves the soil n status and can provide nitrogen to neighbouring crops. It was estimated that the amount of n fixed ranged from 90kgha in desmodium grass stands, mixed on a 3. Pests and diseases silverleaf in australia suffers from the rootchewing larvae of the weevils amenmus quadrituberculatus and leptopius spp. Desmodium viridiflorum velvetleaf ticktrefoil desmodium wydlerianum wydlers ticktrefoil. It can be just a few centimetres tall, or can occasionally reach up to 2 metres tall and look somewhat treelike.
Desmodium species, fernalds tick trefoil desmodium fernaldii. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pdf estimation of n2 fixation in desmodium ovalifolium. How desmodium styracifolium is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Estimation of n2 fixation in desmodium ovalifolium from the relative ureide abundance of stem solutes. The following databases may contain further information on this name. The plants database includes the following 76 species of desmodium. Morphological description an aggressively creeping, stoloniferous legume that may reach 1. Though some can become sizeable plants, most are herbs or small shrubs. This is a leguminous perennial that, although somewhat weedy, produces showy flowers. That name refers to a different taxon which is either desmodium mauritianum ildis, 20 or desmodium ramosissimum. List of various diseases cured by desmodium styracifolium. Desmodium wart, caused by synchvlrium desmodii, was found producing damage on the tropical pasture legume desmodium ovalifolium cia t 350 in the eastern plains of colombia. Remaining populations exhibit low reproductive success and low recruitment rates, even though seed viability is nearly 100%.
Desmodium styracifolium guang jing qian cao, coinleaf. Desmodium canadense is aptly named showy tick trefoil for its numerous pink flowers that bloom along the plants upper stems for about three weeks in midsummer. Silverleaf desmodium originated from south and central america and is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical areas in africa, southeast asia and australia fao, 2011. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Kuiaha desmodium desmodium intortum conservation plant.
Schmidt institute of plant production and agroecology in the tropics and subtropics, university of hohenheim, d70593 stuttgart, germany the present bibliography is a compilation of citations related to information on the tropical legume species desmodium heterocarpon subsp. French polynesia marquesas islands ua huka huahuna, uahuka island introduced invasive lorence, david h. This page was last edited on 6 december 2014, at 18. Desmodium gangeticum is a very variable perennial plant. It has a strong taproot and the long trailing stems can root at the nodes if in contact with moist soil.
Greenleaf desmodium is a nfixing legume that has been reported to fix 2300 kg nhayear in the soil, but it transfers only 5% of this nitrogen to its companion grasses skerman, 1982. Sessileleaved tick trefoil can be distinguished from other species in this difficult genus by its more narrow leaflets at least 3. Like other tick trefoils legume, desmodium canadense adds soil nitrogen and has tiny hairs along its stems. Polyethylene glycol and polyvinylpirrolidone effect on.
Silverleaf desmodium desmodium uncinatum was introduced as a fodder crop and has now become a weed of creekbanks i. Few infections occurred at doses of desmodium styracifolium extends from southeastern china hardiness zone 8 in anhui and hubei to the tropical regions of southeast asia. Sessileleaved tick trefoil is one of the desmodium spp. It is a spindly plant 23 but less frequently to 5 tall that features trifoliolate leaves and loose. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about desmodium species, smooth smallleaf tick trefoil desmodium marilandicum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at. A comparative pharmacognostical profile of desmodium. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Desmodium styracifolium is a perennial growing to 0. Comprehensive report species desmodium ochroleucum. An desmodium styracifolium in nahilalakip ha genus nga desmodium, ngan familia nga fabaceae. The effect is more attractive in colonies than isolated plants and tight plantings can help counter a tendency to sprawl.
Desmodium gangeticum root extract attenuates isoproterenol. Leaves pinnately 3foliolate or 1foliolate by reduction of lateral leaflets, stipulate, stipellate. Variable procumbent to erect perennial herbs, 110 dm. These stems are grooved, hairy and reddishbrown in colour and branch freely. Full publication details for this name can be found in ipni. Greenleaf desmodium is a large trailing and scrambling perennial. P desmodium species were effective in inhibiting striga parasitism.
Desmodium cuspidatum has declined dramatically in the northeastern united states and is currently listed as historic, threatened or endangered in all five new england states where it once occurred. Mycoplasmalike organisms can develop littleleaf symptoms on individual plants but this is not important in a pasture. It is thought this ability gives it an advantage in competitive habitats, but with climate change comes increased levels of nitrogen deposition acid rain, which. Kaimi correctly kaimi clover, the hawaiian name for the plant, means seeker. Desmodium ovalifolium seedlings were infected by synchytrium desmodii following a minimum of 4 h leaf wetness. Silverleaf desmodium desmodium uncinatum spreads into forest margins and along creeks where it trails over shrubs and groundcovers, but it does not climb into trees. Infection of desmodium ovalifolium by synchytrium desmodii. The plant list does not attempt to include all infraspecific taxa. Pdf the use of cafeteria trials for the selection of. Isolation and identification of desmodium root exudates from. In missouri, it is primarily found in prairies and glades steyermark. Pertanika 51, 53571982 establishment of desmodium ovalifolium on an ultisol ridzwan abd. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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