Filed As:

Fabaceae
Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

All Determinations:

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. det. D. E. Atha, 2007

Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC. det. J. Rietsema, 2007

Fabaceae, 2006

Location:

Belize. Belize. Caye Caulker (southern island). Alt. 5m. (16 ft.)

Collector(s):

J. Rietsema 8206 with Dorothy Beveridge, 25 Feb 2006

Description:

Herb to 80 cm; stem mostly leafless; no flower; tip looks thorny and was probably damaged by insects which affected flower development. Leaves with 3 leaflets. Around it were other flowering Desmodiums, forming dense colony in undeveloped urban lot inhabited by a homeless person.

Habitat:

Abandoned lot.

Identifiers:

GUID: 2473dc0d-577e-4958-b4be-e300f92cb1ef

Map:

Coordinates: (17.7464, -88.0242)

Distribution:

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