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Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Pleurolobus

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Pleurolobus gangeticus: Desmodium gangeticum
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Common names

By language (14)
Arabic
عرقيص غانجي, إرقيس, إرْقِيس, ارقيس, متن, مفصلية, مَتْن, مِفصلَيَّة
Bambara
Cɛganakunsigi
Bangla
শালপর্ণী, নারিন্দা ঘাস
Burmese
ကျေးမြီးဖို
Chinese
大叶山蚂蝗, 蝉豆, 大葉山螞蝗, 大葉山螞蟥, 大叶山绿豆, 恒河山绿豆, 粘人草, 红母鸡草
dag
Wookpargu
Hindi
शालपर्णी
Japanese
タマツナギ
Kannada
ಮೂರೆಲೆ ಹೊನ್ನೆ
mad
Kalkal otek
Malayalam
ഓരില, ചിത്രപർണ്ണി, ധവനി
Sindhi
شالپرڻي
Tamil
மூவிலை
Vietnamese
Thóc lép

Synonyms

  • Aeschynomene gangetica (L.) Poir.
  • Aeschynomene maculata Poir.
  • Desmodium cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Desmodium collinum Wight
  • Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
  • Desmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.) Baker
  • Desmodium gangeticum var. ramnagari Haines
  • Desmodium lanceolatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
  • Desmodium latifolium Wight
  • Desmodium maculatum (L.) DC.
  • Desmodium natalitium Sond.
  • Desmodium polygonoides Welw. ex Baker
  • Hedysarum collinum Roxb.
  • Hedysarum collinum Roxb.
  • Hedysarum gangeticum L.
  • Hedysarum lanceolatum Schum. & Thonn.
  • Hedysarum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Hedysarum maculatum L.
  • Hedysarum ochroleucum Moench
  • Hedysarum pseudogangeticum Miq.
  • Hedysarum roseum Blume ex Miq.
  • Hedysarum styracifolium Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Meibomia gangetica (L.) Kuntze
  • Meibomia natalita (Sond.) Kuntze
  • Meibomia polygonodes (Welw. ex Baker) Kuntze
  • Pleurolobus maculatus J.St.-Hil.

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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.