Fabaceae
Hylodesmum

Hylodesmum leptopus (A.Gray ex Benth.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 57: 179 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to S. Japan and Tropical Asia. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Song, Z.Q., Xu, D.X., Li, S.J. & Zhang, D.X. (2013). Revision of the Hylodesmum laxum comlex (Leguminosae). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 21: 11-20.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Song, Z.Q., Xu, D.X., Li, S.J. & Zhang, D.X. (2013). Revision of the Hylodesmum laxum comlex (Leguminosae). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany 21: 11-20.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 3, 1988 Thwaites [s.n.], Sri Lanka Desmodium laxum subsp. leptopus K000555894 Yes
Aug 3, 1988 Walker [s.n.], Sri Lanka Desmodium laxum subsp. leptopus K000555891 syntype Yes
Aug 3, 1988 Walker [12], Sri Lanka Desmodium laxum subsp. leptopus K000555892 syntype Yes
Aug 3, 1988 Walker [12], Sri Lanka Desmodium laxum subsp. leptopus K000555893 syntype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0