(Mill.) Urb., Fabaceae
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(Mill.) Urb., Fabaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Hedysarum intortum Mill.
Common name(s): [more details]
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Chinese: niu qu shan ma huang |
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English: beggar-lice, green-leaf desmodium, greenleaf tick trefoil |
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French: desmodie |
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Spanish: amor seco, desmodio verde, pega pega |
Habit: herb
Description: "Prostrate or climbing herbs 3-10 dm tall; stems with white, spongy pith, densely hooked pubescent and often also pilose. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets broadly ovate to rhombic, terminal one 6-10 cm long, 4-6 cm wide, both surfaces appressed pilose, sometimes upper surface with a pale whitish mark along midrib, petioles 6-9 cm long. Flowers numerous in racemose inflorescences 5-12 cm long, these often grouped into open paniculate inflorescences up to 40 cm or more long, rachis pubescent with minute hooked hairs, pedicels 5-7 mm long, deciduous with articles, pubescence same as rachis; corolla purplish red to violet, ca. 10 mm long. Pods short-stipitate, 5-10-jointed, 2-4.5 cm long, densely pubescent with hooked hairs, articles nearly semicircular, 4-5 mm long, ca. 3 mm wide" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 667).
Habitat/ecology: In Hawai‘i, "naturalized along roadsides and in pastures" (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 667).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Central and South America (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 667).
Presence:
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Fernandina Group |
Fernandina Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Isabela Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Alcedo, Isabela Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Darwin, Isabela Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Sierra Negra, Isabela Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcán Wolf, Isabela Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
San Cristóbal Group |
San Cristóbal Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group |
Santa Cruz Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santiago Group |
Santiago Island |
possibly introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Foundation (2008) |
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French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
var. pilosiusculum (A.P. de Candolle) F.R. Fosberg Adventice |
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French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2013)
var. pilosiusculum (A.P. de Candolle) F.R. Fosberg Adventice |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Hawai‘i (Big) Island |
introduced
invasive |
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 667-669) |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Kaua‘i Island |
introduced
invasive |
Staples, George W./Imada, Clyde T./Herbst, Derral R. (2003) (p. 11)
Voucher cited: W. Char s.n. (BISH 669055) |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
introduced
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Wester, Lyndon (1992) (p. 138) |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
O‘ahu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Herbarium Pacificum Staff (1998) (p. 9)
Voucher cited: C. Imada, W. Char & T. Motley 97-001 (BISH) |
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State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
O‘ahu Island |
introduced
invasive |
Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. (2000) (p. 12)
Voucher cited: C. Imada 99-3 (BISH) |
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 83)
Vouchers cited: Blanchon 283 (NOU), Mackee 31330 Spontané |
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) |
Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island) |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
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Australia
Australia (continental) |
Australia (continental) |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
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Australia
Australia (continental) |
Queensland |
introduced
invasive |
Queensland Herbarium (2002) (p. 3) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
El Salvador (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Guatemala (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Honduras (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Central America
Central America (Pacific rim) |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Japan
Japan |
Japan |
introduced
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Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 184) |
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Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Colombia |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
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Taiwan
Taiwan Island |
Taiwan Island |
introduced
invasive |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2013)
"100-1400 m". |
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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La Réunion (France)
La Réunion Island |
La Réunion Island |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
Control: If you know of control methods for Desmodium intortum, please let us know.