Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum

(DC.) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill

FabaceaeSeeds/NutsPotential hazards — see below

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are cooked and eaten, either steamed or ground into a powder.

Known Hazards

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It needs a well-drained soil and sunny position. In subtropical SE Asia it grows between 1,100-1,400 m above sea level.

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has erect stems 50-110 cm tall.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seed. Stored seed can develop a hard seed coat which needs to be scratched and broken. This can be done by putting in warm but not boiling water.

Notes

There are about 350 Desmodium species. They are mostly in the tropics.

Names & Synonyms

Desmodium fallax Schindler var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) NakaiDesmodium mandshuricum (Maxim.) SchindlerDesmodium oxyphyllum DC.Desmodium oxyphyllum DC. var. japonicum Matsum.Desmodium oxyphyllum DC. var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) H. OhashiDesmodium podocarpum DC. var. mandshuricum Maxim.Desmodium podocarpum DC. var. oxyphyllum (DC.) H. OhashiDesmodium podocarpum DC. var. polyphyllum Maxim.Desmodium podocarpum DC. var. typicum Maxim.Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC.Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC. var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) OhwiHedysarum racemosum MurrayHedysarum racemusum Thunb.Podocarpium podocarpum (DC.) Y.C. Yang. var. oxyphyllum (DC.) Y.C. Yang & P. H. Huang

References (5)

Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 1771 (As Desmodium racemosum)
Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4:102. 1825 Jan (As Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum)
ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web (As Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum)
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (As Desmodium podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum)
Prodr. 2:337. 1825 Nov (As Desmodium racemosum)