Plant Details

Accepted name:: Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
pega-pega	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 24 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Desmodium asperum (Poir.) Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 1: 122 (1813).
Desmodium distortum var. pabulare (Hoehne) Hoehne Ind. Bibl. Pl. Col. Com. Rondon: 240 (1951).
Desmodium distortum var. perrottetii (DC.) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 282 (1926).
Desmodium elatum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 528 (1824).
Desmodium pabulare Hoehne Chácaras & Quintais 21: 462 (1920).
Desmodium perrottetii DC. Mém. Légum.: 324 (1826).
Desmodium rubiginosum Benth. Ann. Nat. Hist. 3: 434 (1839).
Desmodium spectabile Miq. Linnaea 18: 570 (1844).
Desmodium stipulaceum var. macrophylla Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 82 (1844).
Desmodium violaceum G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 298 (1832).
Hedysarum asperum Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 408 (1805).
Hedysarum canescens Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 774 (1775), nom. illeg.
Hedysarum distortum Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 774 (1775).
Hedysarum giganteum J.St.-Hil. ex Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 3: 122 (1814).
Meibomia aspera (Poir.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197 (1891).
Meibomia aspera var. michelii Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 282 (1926).
Meibomia distorta (Aubl.) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 148 (1924).
Meibomia distorta var. macrophylla (Benth.) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 49: 369 (1928).
Meibomia distorta var. pabularis (Hoehne) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 282 (1926).
Meibomia distorta var. perrottetii (DC.) Schindl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 22: 282 (1926).
Meibomia elata (Kunth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 198 (1891).
Meibomia matto-grossensis Hoehne Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(1): 26 (1921).
Meibomia pabularis (Hoehne) Hoehne Mem. Inst. Butanantan 1(1): 25 (1921).
Meibomia violacea (G.Don) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 198 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Desmodium asperum Desvaux	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F. Macbr.	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) J.F.Macbr.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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