Fabaceae Lindl.
Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw. , legitimate, scientific
Swartz, O. (1788), Nova Genera & Species Plantarum seu Prodromus: 107 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Hispaniola, Jamaica."
Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825), Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 333 [basionym]
basionym of: Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. ex DC. legitimate
Schubert, B.G. in Woodson, R.E. & Schery, R.W. (ed.) (1980), Desmodium, in Flora of Panama: Part V, Fascicle 5. Family 83: Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 67(3): 656 BHL [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "Type: Jamaica. Swartz (S, holotype [sic; lectotype]; GH, photo)."
  • Comment: Although the Swartz specimen at S was listed by Schubert as the "holotype", since the gathering consists of multiple specimens, this citation is here considered to constitute an effective lectotypification under ICN Art. 9.10 (Shenzhen Code, 2018).
Ohashi, H. (2004), Taxonomy and distribution of Desmodium and related genera (Leguminosae) in Malesia (I). Journal of Japanese Botany 79(2): 137 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. ex DC. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. ex DC. legitimate
Ho, B.C., Yeo, R.S.W. & Chen, L.M.J. (2021), A review of Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae) in Singapore and nomenclature updates in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 73(1): 52 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "Jamaica, Swartz s.n. (lectotype S [S-R-2774], first step designated by Schubert (1980: 656), second step designated here; isolectotypes B [W 13825 -01 0], LD [LD1263645], S [S13-17668])."
Ho, B.C., Yeo, R.S.W. & Chen, L.M.J. (2021), A review of Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionoideae) in Singapore and nomenclature updates in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore 73(1): 52 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. ex DC. legitimate