Bouffordia dichotoma (Willd.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Bouffordia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fodder forage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 24 - 34
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Bouffordia dichotoma world distribution map, present in China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Myanmar, Sudan, Chad, Uganda, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190805-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423543
COL ID 35353
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Desmodium dichotomum Hedysarum dichotomum Desmodium quinquangulatum Hedysarum quinquangulatum Desmodium amplexicaule Desmodium willdenowii Hedysarum diffusum Desmodium sennaarense Meibomia sennaarensis Bouffordia dichotoma