(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: greenleaf tick trefoil |
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. (2011)
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. (2011)
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 (2011) |
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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 (2011) |
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Australia
Australia (continental) |
Queensland |
introduced
invasive |
Queensland Herbarium (2002) (p. 3) |
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Colombia
Colombia |
Colombia (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Ecuador (Mainland)
Ecuador |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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El Salvador
El Salvador |
El Salvador (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Guatemala
Guatemala |
Guatemala (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Honduras
Honduras |
Honduras (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Japan
Japan |
Japan (country) |
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. (2011) |
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Panama
Panama |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Perú
Perú |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011) |
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Taiwan
Taiwan |
Taiwan Island |
introduced
invasive |
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
"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 &
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La Réunion (France)
La Réunion Island |
La Réunion Island |
introduced
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ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2011) |
Additional information:
Additional online information about Desmodium intortum is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).
Information about Desmodium intortum as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).
Taxonomic information about Desmodium intortum may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
References:
Charles Darwin Foundation. 2008. Database inventory of introduced plant species in the rural and urban zones of Galapagos. Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.
Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. 2011. Base de données botaniques Nadeaud de l'Herbier de la Polynésie Française (PAP). (online resource).
Herbarium Pacificum Staff. 1998. New Hawaiian plant records for 1997. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Miller, Scott, E., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1997. Part 2: Notes. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 56:8-14.
ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre. 2011. International Legume Database & Information Service. Online searchable database.
Imada, Clyde T./Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. 2000. New Hawaiian plant records for 1999. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1999. Part 1: Articles. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 63:9-16.
MacKee, H. S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 164 p.
Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro. 2004. Invasive alien species in Japan: the status quo and the new regulation for prevention of their adverse effects. Global Environmental Research 8(2)/2004: 171-191.
Queensland Herbarium. 2002. Invasive Naturalised Plants in Southeast Queensland, alphabetical by genus. Modified from: Batianoff, George N. and Butler, Don W. (2002). Assessment of Invasive naturalized plants in south-east Queensland. Appendix. Plant Protection Quarterly 17, 27-34. 11 pp.
Staples, George W./Imada, Clyde T./Herbst, Derral R. 2003. New Hawaiian plant records for 2001. In: Evenhuis, Neal L. and Eldredge, Lucius G., eds. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2001-2002. Part 2: Notes. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 74:7-21.
U. S. Government. 2011. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (on-line resource).
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2011. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.
Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. 1999. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. Revised edition. Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication. University of Hawai‘i Press/Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 1919 pp. (two volumes).
Wester, Lyndon. 1992. Origin and distribution of adventive flowering plants in Hawai‘i. In: Stone, Charles P.; Smith, Clifford W. and Tunison, J. Timothy. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research. University of Hawaii, Cooperative National Park Research Studies Unit, Honolulu. University of Hawaii Press. .
Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong. 2011. Flora of China (online resource).