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Desmodium securiforme

Botanic Family
Leguminosae
Author
Bentham

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Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Erect or sometimes scandent subshrub to 600mm. Glabrous stem, Trifoliate leaves, terminal leaflets to 200mm x 75mm, lateral leaflets smaller. Terminal puberulent raceme, white paired flowers to 7mm long with bracteoles 1.5mm long, puberulent calyx 3mm long with teeth 1.5mm long, standard petals 6mm x 5mm, wings 2mm wide. Coriaceous pod to 30mm x 5mm.

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