Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium uncinatum
Foliage
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Desmodium
Species:	D. uncinatum
Binomial name
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.
Synonyms [1]
List Desmodium hjalmarsonii(Schindl.) Standl. Desmodium pilosiusculumDC. Desmodium sandwicenseE.Mey. Desmodium sinclairiiBenth. Desmodium uncinatum var. gracileBurkart Hedysarum adhaerensVahl Hedysarum mexicanumSweet Hedysarum uncinatumJacq. Hedysarum virgatumCerv. ex Sweet Meibomia hjalmarsoniiSchindl. Meibomia limensis var. pilosiuscula(DC.) Schindl. Meibomia pilosiuscula(DC.) Hochr. Meibomia sinclairii(Benth.) Schindl. Meibomia uncinata(Jacq.) Kuntze

Desmodium uncinatum, the silverleaf desmodium, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Latin America, and introduced as a fodder to various locales in Africa, India, New Guinea, Australia and Hawaii. ^[1] Although chiefly a fodder, it can also be used for pasture, deferred feed, cut-and-carry, hay, ground cover, and mulch. ^[2] It is considered invasive in Australia and Hawaii. ^[2]

This species of Desmodium has also found use in the push-pull technology for pest management where it is grown as an intercrop between rows of a cereal crop to control stem-boring insects and fall armyworms. Together with D. intortum (greenleaf desmodium) they are the most common two intercrops of push-pull technology. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
2. Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Eugène, M.; Bastianelli, D. (7 October 2015). "Silverleaf desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
3. Pickett, John A; Woodcock, Christine M; Midega, Charles AO; Khan, Zeyaur R (2014). "Push–pull farming systems". Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 26: 125–132. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.006 . PMID   24445079.
4. Khan, Zeyaur R; Midega, Charles AO; Bruce, Toby J. A.; Hooper, Anthony M; Pickett, John A (2010). "Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a 'push–pull' crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa". Journal of Experimental Botany. 61 (15): 4185–4196. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erq229 . PMID   20670998 . Retrieved 22 March 2022.