Fabaceae

Polhillides velutina (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Polhillides

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Polhillides velutina: Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC. ( Anarthrosyne cordata Klotzsch; Desmodium lasiocarpum (P.Beauv.)DC.; Desmodium latifolium (Roxb.)DC.; Desmodium plukenetii (Wi — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 絨毛山螞蟥, 绒毛山蚂蟥, 絨毛葉山螞蝗, 绒毛山蚂蝗, 绒毛叶山蚂蝗
sg: Mbôlën

Synonyms

Desmodium velutinum (Willd.) DC.
Hedysarum velutinum Willd.
Meibomia velutina (Willd.) Kuntze

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.