Desmodium heterocarpon

Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC.
Family: Leguminosae

Synonyms: Desmodium buergeri Miq., Desmodium buergeri var. patulepilosum Ohwi, Desmodium heterocarpon var. buergeri (Miq.) Hosok., Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon, Desmodium heterocarpon subsp. heterocarpon, Desmodium heterocarpon var. patulepilosum (Ohwi) Ohwi, Desmodium heterocarpum (L.) DC. [Spelling variant], Desmodium heterophyllum var. buergeri (Miq.) Hosok., Desmodium ovalifolium (Prain) Wallich ex Ridley, Desmodium polycarpum sensu R.O.Williams, Desmodium polycarpum (Poir.) DC., Desmodium polycarpum var. ovalifolium Prain, Desmodium polycarpum var. trichocaulon (DC.) Baker, Desmodium toppinii Schindl., Hedysarum heterocarpon L., Hedysarum polycarpum Poir., Hedysarum siliquosum Burm.f., Meibomia buergeri (Miq.) Kuntze, Meibomia heterocarpa (L.) Kuntze

Common name: Asian Tick Trefoil, Carpon Desmodium, Asian ticktrefoil

• Marathi: जांभळी दशमी Jambhli Dashmi
• Chinese: 山地豆
• French: Collant
• Cambodia: baay dâm’nnaëp
• China: jia di dou
• India:  adavi  vehinta,  baephol,  cepputatta,  cheppu  tatta, chepputatta, krishnupani, mohini, piribut, salaparni, salpani
• Indonesia: akar entimor, buntut meyong sisir, kaci
• Japan: hai-shiba-hagi
• Malaysia:  kacang  kayu  betina,  kachang  kaya  betina,
• kalumbar, katumbar, rumput kerbau derapah
• Nepal: ban gahat, chara pipi, dampate
• Philippines: huyo-huyop, mangkit-parang, mani-mani
• Vietnam: tra[n]g qu’a di qu’a

Description: Perennial, Shrubs, Herbs, Stems woody below, or from woody crown or caudex, Taproot present, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascend ing, Stems or branches arching, spreading or decumbent, Stems less than 1 m tall, Stems 1-2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs sparsely to densely hairy, Stem hairs hispid to villous, Leaves alternate, Leaves petiolate, Stipules inconspicuous, absent, or caducous, Stipules green, triangulate to lanceolate or foliaceous, Stipules deciduous, Stipules free, Leaves compound, Leaves pinnately 3-foliolate, Leaves odd pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Stipels present at base of leaflets, Leaflets 3, Leaves hairy on one or both surfaces, Leaves coriaceous, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescence axillary, Inflorescence terminal, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Bracteoles present, Flowers zygomorphic, Calyx 2-lipped or 2-lobed, Calyx hairy, Petals separate, Corolla papilionaceous, Petals clawed, Petals pinkish to rose, Petals red, Petals blue, lavander to purple, or violet, Banner petal ovoid or obovate, Wing petals narrow, oblanceolate to oblo ng, Wing tips obtuse or rounded, Keel tips obtuse or rounded, not beaked, Stamens 9-10, Stamens diadelphous, 9 united, 1 free, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a loment, jointed, separating into articles, Fruit unilocular, Fruit indehiscent, Fruit elongate, straight, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit compressed between seeds, Fruit hairy, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seeds reniform, Seeds subquadrate, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.

Used in Ayurveda. The whole plant is used as medicine for reducing fever, and for treating cough, contusions and strains, fainting and convulsion. Flower buds for blood dysentery. Root powder mixed with root powder of Pouzolzia zeylanica given for indigestion. Leaf juice applied to treat itching. [CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants]
 

Published articles of Desmodium heterocarpon

1.    Genetic relationships among accessions of four species of Desmodium and allied genera (Dendrolobium triangulare, D.g., Desmodium heterocarpon, and Tadehagi triquetrum) Heider, B., et al., Tropical Conservation Science, 2009. 2(1): p. 52-69.
2.    CHROMOSOME-PAIRING AND POLLEN VIABILITY IN DESMODIUM-OVALIFOLIUM WALL X DESMODIUM-HETEROCARPON (L) DC HYBRIDS McKellar, M.A. and K.H. Quesenberry, Australian Journal of Botany, 1992. 40(2): p. 243-247.
3.    RESPONSES OF DESMANTHUS-VIRGATUS, D.-H., AND GALACTIA-ELLIOTTII TO DEFOLIATION Muir, J. P. and W.D. Pitman, Tropical Grasslands, 1991. 25(3): p. 291-296.
4.    EVALUATION OF A COLLECTION OF DESMODIUM-HETEROCARPON (L) DC FROM SOUTHEAST-ASIA Kretschmer, A.E., R.C. Bullock, and T.C. Wilson, Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida Proceedings, 1990. 49: p. 94-99.
5.    RESPONSE OF DESMODIUM-HETEROCARPON AND GALACTIA-ELLIOTTII TO RHIZOBIA AND SOIL AMENDMENTS Muir, J.P. and W.D. Pitman, Journal of Plant Nutrition, 1989. 12(11): p. 1409-1416.
6.    OCCURRENCE AND EVALUATION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE, M.-J., ON DESMODIUM-HETEROCARPON IN THE LLANOS-ORIENTALES OF COLOMBIA Stanton, J. M. and R.H. Mere, Tropical Grasslands, 1986. 20(1): p. 44-46.
7.    RESISTANCE OF DESMODIUM-HETEROCARPON AND OTHER TROPICAL LEGUMES TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES Kretschmer, A.E., R.M. Sonoda, and G.H. Snyder, Tropical Grasslands, 1980. 14(2): p. 115-120.