Desmodium laxum DC.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
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Habitat
In very damp soil of deeply shaded ravine slopes. Very damp soil.
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Description
stems green, tough, several from the woody base which gave rise to many roots tightly anchoring the plants to the ground; leaves membranous, flat, mostly descending, dull green above, somewhat checkered green beneath; panicles terminal, half drooping, green except the flowers; flowers subpendulous, white, except the light pink margins of the wings and the deep purple blotch at the base of the banner; follicle 1 to 3 seeded and often constricted, much flattened.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04805029
Occurrence ID: b6064ea8-c78e-4956-8d61-130de71b7fb6
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
10089. fasaodius laptopus Sray. la very isap soli (f àeeply aha&ed rarina Blopas at 8000 feet; at#B8 grean, teugh, aararal froa thè wooày basa whioh giva rii» to raany roete tightly anohoring tha plasta to tha ground; loaras ?ambranous, fiat, moatly aescending, ftull green abora, sosa* «hat ahaakarad groan banaath; paulóles terrainal, half droop taf, groen exeept tha tlavara; flosara subpendulous, whlta, axoapt tha |||kt plak margina of tha «tapi and tha daap fama bloteh at tha basa of tha hannir; fo'lliole 1 to 3- aoadad asi «a aftas sonatala tai, nrnoh fiUttanad. _ ansa« pota, May, 190*. ELMER’S, FIELD NOTES voa^pv tiNI«*1, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS DUMAGÜETE (CUERNOS MTS.), PROVINCE OP NEGROS ORIENTAL NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ISLAND OF NEGROS, MAY, 1908 04805029 04805029
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Desmodium laxum DC.