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Brazilian jointtvetch

Ctenodon minimus (Martyn) Wajer & Mabb.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Ctenodon

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Brazilian jointtvetch: Aeschynomene brasiliana, Townsville, Queensland
Photo: User:Btcpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
双花合萌
English
Brazilian jointtvetch

Synonyms

  • Aeschynomene biflora Fawc. & Rendle
  • Aeschynomene brasiliana (Poir.) DC.
  • Aeschynomene paucijuga DC.
  • Aeschynomene paucijuga var. subscabra DC.
  • Aeschynomene trisperma Klotzsch
  • Cassia biflora Mill.
  • Cassia houstoniana Collad.
  • Cassia marimari Aubl.
  • Cassia minima Martyn
  • Ctenodon brasilianus (Poir.) D.B.O.S.Cardoso, P.L.R.Moraes & H.C.Lima
  • Desmodium brasiliense G.Don
  • Hedysarum brasilianum Poir.
  • Hedysarum hirtum Vell.

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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.