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Fabaceae

Bouffordia dichotoma (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Bouffordia

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Bouffordia dichotoma: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Desmodium dichotomum des-MOH-dee-um -- from the Greek desmos (band or chain), refers to jointed seed pods dy-KAW-toh-mum -- m
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
二歧山蚂蟥, 二岐山蚂蝗, 二歧山蚂蝗, 披散山蚂蝗

Synonyms

  • Desmodium amplexicaule Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Desmodium dichotomum (Willd.) DC.
  • Desmodium diffusum (Willd.) DC.
  • Desmodium quinquangulatum (Roxb.) G.Don
  • Desmodium sennaarense Schweinf.
  • Desmodium willdenowii G.Don
  • Hedysarum dichotomum Willd.
  • Hedysarum diffusum Willd.
  • Hedysarum quinquangulatum Roxb.
  • Meibomia sennaarensis (Schweinf.) Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.