Dendrolobium triangulare

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Dendrolobium triangulare
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dendrolobium
Species:
D. triangulare
Binomial name
Dendrolobium triangulare
Muell.Arg.
Synonyms [1]
  • Dendrolobium triangulare subsp. triangulare
  • Desmodium australeHassk.
  • Desmodium cephalotes(Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
  • Desmodium cephalotes(Roxb.) Benth.
  • Desmodium congestumWight & Arn.
  • Desmodium lineatumSpan.
  • Desmodium paleaceumsensu auct.
  • Desmodium recurvatumsensu Benth. Misapplied
  • Desmodium sericatumC.Presl
  • Desmodium triangulare(Retz.) Merr.
  • Desmodium umbellatumMoritz.
  • Hedysarum cephalotesRoxb.
  • Hedysarum triangulareRetz.
  • Hedysarum umbellatumRoxb.
  • Meibomia cephalotes(Roxb.) Kuntze

Dendrolobium triangulare is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found in Taiwan, China, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and few African countries. Leaves are trifoliate, where blade narrowly obovo-elliptic. Flowers white or pale yellow. Seed elliptic. Roots of the plant are widely used for medicinal purposes to strengthen bones and build muscle. [2]

References

  1. "Dendrolobium triangulare (Retz.) Schindl. — the Plant List".
  2. "Dendrolobium triangulare in Flora of China @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.