Desmodium laxum DC.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Desmodium laxum DC.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11216, Jul 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao.

  • Habitat

    in dense woods along a ridge. Dense woods. In moist humus covered soil of a rocky nature.

  • Description

    stem ascending, terete, green, solitary or few from same woody root; branched toward the top; leaves horizontally spreading or descending, deep green above, tassellate and lighter green beneath, flat or only the tips slightly recurved, odorless flowers subpendulous, white, the banner with a deep purple blotch at the base, pods descending, very flat, light green, sinuately constricted.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4805033

    Occurrence ID: adfaaa38-1c68-42e7-bb5b-e7cc06194d70

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Desmodium laxum DC.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • Locality

    Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1067 m. (3501 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

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11216* Besmodiu® lax urn BO* In moist humus covered
•Oft of a rooky nature in dense woods along a ridge at 25600
of mettu	;	atom	ascending, terete, green9 solitary
or few fro» the same woody root; branched toward the toplq
leares horizontally spreading or descending, deep green
shore9 tassellate and lighter green beneath, flat or oply
the tips slightly recurred; odorless flowers subpendulous,
whita, tha banner with a dsap purple blotch at the base,
pods descending, very flat, light green, sinustely constricted;
To4*»*‘ hay,	1909,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
Distributed by a. d. e. elmer
TODAYA (NIT. APO), DISTRICT OF DAVAO
ISLAND OF MINDANAO, JULY, 1 909
04805033