Desmodium heterocarpum (L.) DC.

M, Mienm. ft PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
PALAU ISLANDS
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Locality Arakabesan Island, west side near old Japanese seaplane-base
Habitat volcanic breccia and soil derived from it; weedy open ground and
secondary woods and thickets.
Common, especially around bases of cliffs *
Date July 18-21, 1946 Altitude 1-20 m. (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No.25650
Remarks Shrub 1 m. tall; flowers purple.
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
04804930