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Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Poir.

This species name was first published in Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 13: 110 (1819)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000177430.

Synonyms of Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Poir.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Meibomia scorpiurus (Sw.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 198 (1891) wfo-0000170616
Desmodium virgatum Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 1: 122 (1813) wfo-0000170617
Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. : 107 (1788) wfo-0000170618
Nissoloides cylindrica M.E.Jones Contr. W. Bot. 18: 135 (1933) wfo-0000170619
Desmodium arenarium Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 527 (1824) wfo-0000170620
Desmodium multicaule DC. Prodr. 2: 331 (1825) wfo-0000170621
Meibomia multicaulis (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 198 (1891) wfo-0000170622
Desmodium akoense Hayata Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 23 (1920) wfo-0000197630
Hedysarum ramosum Willd. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 731 (1840) wfo-0000716896
Meibomia arenaria (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197 (1891) wfo-0001052801
Meibomia martensii Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197 (1891) wfo-0001053052
Desmodium parviflorum M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(2): 185 (1843) wfo-0001053335
Desmodium cinereum Poepp. ex Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I. : 187 (1859) wfo-0001053423