Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Pseudarthria Wight & Arn.

Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn.

This species is accepted, and its native range is India to Myanmar, Malesia.

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Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb/Shrub
Vernacular
Gas-gonika

[ILDIS]
Use
Medicine

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi

Introduced into:

Jamaica

Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1917 Hohenacker, R.F. [291], Karnataka K000858921 Yes
Jan 1, 1917 Wallich [5693], India K000858928 Yes
Jan 1, 1917 Gough, G.S. [204], India K000858922 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698], India Desmodium viscidum K001121803 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698], India Desmodium viscidum K001121800 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698], India Desmodium viscidum K001121801 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698] Desmodium viscidum K001121804 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698] Desmodium viscidum K001121798 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698], India Desmodium viscidum K001121802 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698] Desmodium viscidum K001121799 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698] Desmodium viscidum K001121805 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5698] Desmodium viscidum K001121806 Yes

First published in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 209 (1834)

Accepted by

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Backer, C. A. (1963). Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Sivarajan, V. V. & Mathew, P. (1997). Flora of Nilambur, Western Ghats, Kerala

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