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Ohwia caudata (Thunb.) H.Ohashi

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Ohwia

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Ohwia caudata (Ohwia caudata)
Photo: 如此甚好, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
小槐花, 草鞋板, 味噌草, 山扁豆, 拿身草, 清酒缸, 清酒缸根, 粘人麻
Indonesian
Buah cau
Persian
دسمدیوم کاداتام
Vietnamese
Thóc lép có đuôi

Synonyms

  • Catenaria caudata (Thunb.) Schindl.
  • Catenaria laburnifolia (Poir.) Benth.
  • Catenaria laburnifolium (Poir.) Benth.
  • Desmodium cateniferum Arn.
  • Desmodium caudatum (Thunb.) DC.
  • Desmodium laburnifolium (Poir.) DC.
  • Hedysarum caudatum Thunb.
  • Hedysarum caudatum Murray
  • Hedysarum laburnifolium Poir.
  • Meibomia caudata (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Meibomia laburnifolia (Poir.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower
September (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.