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Northern to central Luzon (Cagayan to Rizal and Bataan). In open 

 dry grasslands in the settled areas at low and medium altitudes, with all 

 the appearance of an introduced species. Pantropic. 



51. DESMODIUM Desvaux 



DESMODIUM AURICULATUM DC. Prodr. 3 (1827) 326; Prain in Journ. 

 As. Soc. Bengal 66= (1897) 144. 

 Pteroloma auriculatum Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1855) 258. 



Luzon (Rizal), B. S. 1036, 22685 Ramos, Merrill 7394. In open grass- 

 lands at low and medium altitudes. Often confused with D. triquetrum 

 DC, but easily distinguished by its glabrous, not strigose pods. Andaman 

 and Great Coco Islands, Indo-China, and Malaya. 



DESMODIUM BOLSTER! Merr. & Rolfe in Philip. Journ. Sci. 3 (1908) 

 Bot. 102; Merr. op. cit. 5 (1910) Bot. 83. 



Luzon (Cagayan, Nueva Ecija), Bolster 181, Adduru 209, Warburg 

 12447, F. B. 22127 Alvarez. On bowlders along streams on slopes, etc., at 

 low altitudes, apparently very local. Endemic. 



DESMODIUM BUERGERI Miq. Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.-Bat. 3 (1867) 45; 

 Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 85. 



Luzon (Bontoc, Benguet, Laguna), Williams 14-00, 1402, Merrill 4374- 

 On open grassy slopes, borders of thickets, etc., at medium altitudes. Japan, 

 Riu Kiu Islands, Formosa, Hainan, and probably also in China; reduced 

 by most authors to Desmodium heterocarpum DC. 



DESMODIUM CAPITATUM (Burm. f.) DC. Prodr. 2 (1825) 336; Miq. 

 FL Ind. Bat. 1 1 (1855) 241; F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 62; A. 

 Gray Bot. Wilkes U. S. Explor. Exped. (1854) 433; Vidal Phan. 

 Cuming. Philip. (1885) 107, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 107; Perk. 

 Frag. Fl. Philip. (1904) 18; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 1 (1906) 

 Suppl. 65, 2 (1907) Bot. 276, 3 (1908) Bot. 81, 5 (1910) Bot. 84, 

 FL Manila (1912) 240. 

 Hedysarum capitatum Burm. f. Fl. Ind. (1768) 167, t. 64, f. 1. 

 Meibomia capitata O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. PL (1891) 195. 

 Northern Luzon to Mindanao. In open grasslands at low and medium 

 altitudes; common. India to Malaya. 



Local names: Bilibig (Bik.) ; kalapikid (Bag.); mani-mani (Tag.); 

 mani-manian (Pang., Tag.); maning-parang (Tag.). 



DESMODIUM CUMINGIANUM (Benth.) F.-Vill. Novis. App. (1880) 61; 

 Vidal Phan. Cuming. Philip. (1885) 108, Rev. PL Vase. Filip. (1886) 

 107; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 80. 

 Dendrobium cumingiamim Benth. in Miq. PL Jungh. (1852) 216; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1 J (1855) 263. 

 Luzon (Batangas), Cuming 1454, B. S. 22341 Ramos. On dry slopes 

 in thickets and secondary forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 

 Local name: Malakagyos (Tag.). 



DESMODIUM DASYLOBUM Miq. Fl. Ind. Bot. Suppl. (1860-61) 305. 



Desmodium sinuatum Blume ex Baker in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 

 (1876) 166; Merr. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 5 (1910) Bot. 83, 356. 



