ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Desmodium uncinatum

Name author: (Jacq.) DC.

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Desmodium
Species: Desmodium uncinatum
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1825

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Desmodium uncinatum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Desmodium hjalmarsoniiName author: (Schindl.) Standl.
Desmodium intortum var. pilosiusculumName author: (DC.) Fosberg
Desmodium pilosiusculumName author: DC.
Desmodium sandwicenseName author: E.Mey.
Desmodium sinclairiiName author: Benth.
Desmodium uncinatum var. gracileName author: Burkart
Desmodium uncinatum var. uncinatumName author: Not supplied
Hedysarum adhaerensName author: Vahl
Hedysarum mexicanumName author: Sweet
Hedysarum uncinatumName author: Jacq.
Hedysarum virgatumName author: Cerv. ex Sweet
Meibomia hjalmarsoniiName author: Schindl.
Meibomia limensis var. pilosiusculaName author: (DC.) Schindl.
Meibomia pilosiusculaName author: (DC.) Hochr.
Meibomia sinclairiiName author: (Benth.) Schindl.
Meibomia uncinataName author: (Jacq.) Kuntze

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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