ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Desmodium axillare

Name author: (Sw.) 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 axillare
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 axillare. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

35 synonyms in this snapshot

Desmodium axillare f. robustiusName author: Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. acutifoliumName author: (Kuntze) Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. angustatumName author: Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. axillareName author: Not supplied
Desmodium axillare var. genuinumName author: Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. obtusifoliolaName author: (Kuntze) Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. sintenisiiName author: Urb.
Desmodium axillare var. stoloniferumName author: (Rich. ex Poir.) B.G.Schub.
Desmodium oblongifoliumName author: DC.
Desmodium radicansName author: Macfad.
Desmodium reptansName author: (Poir.) G.Don
Desmodium spirale var. stoloniferumName author: (Rich. ex Poir.) DC.
Desmodium stoloniferumName author: (Rich. ex Poir.) Steud.
Hedysarum axillareName author: Sw.
Hedysarum oblongifoliumName author: Bertero ex DC.
Hedysarum reptansName author: Poir.
Hedysarum stoloniferumName author: Rich. ex Poir.
Hedysarum violaceumName author: Vell.
Meibomia albidaName author: S.F.Blake
Meibomia andinaName author: Rusby
Meibomia axillarisName author: (Sw.) Kuntze
Meibomia axillaris var. acutifoliaName author: Kuntze
Meibomia axillaris var. obtusifoliolaName author: Kuntze
Meibomia prorepensName author: S.F.Blake
Meibomia reptansName author: (Poir.) Kuntze
Meibomia sintenisiiName author: (Urb.) Britton
Meibomia umbrosaName author: Britton
Nephromeria axillarisName author: (Sw.) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris f. robustiorName author: (Urb.) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. acutifoliaName author: (Kuntze) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. obtusifoliolaName author: (Kuntze) Schindl.
Nephromeria axillaris var. sintenisiiName author: (Urb.) Schindl.
Nephromeria sintenisiiName author: (Urb.) Britton & P.Wilson
Nephromeria umbrosaName author: (Britton) Britton & P.Wilson
Orobus trifoliatusName author: Sessé & Moc.

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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