Leptodesmia microphylla (Thunb.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leptodesmia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses cover crop erosion control fodder forage manure medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leptodesmia microphylla world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kenya, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Leptodesmia microphylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190820-1
WFO ID wfo-0001423751
COL ID 353B8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Desmodium parvifolium Meibomia microphylla Desmodium microphyllum Hedysarum tenellum Desmodium scoparium Hedysarum microphyllum Hedysarum microphyllum Codariocalyx microphyllus f. glaber Desmodium microphyllum f. glabrum Meibomia parvifolia Leptodesmia microphylla Desmodium microphyllum var. longipilum Desmodium microphyllum var. microphyllum Leptodesmia microphylla f. glaber

Lower taxons

Leptodesmia microphylla var. macrocarpa