Desmodium podocarpum
DC.
Wild soybean
FabaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is native to the hills of western Hubei growing at altitudes of 500-1,900 m above sea level.
Asia, China, Himalayas, Indochina, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, 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 small shrub. It grows 60-120 cm high. The branches are hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 7.5 cm long and the leaflets are 7.5 cm long. The side leaflets are smaller. The pods are 1.6 cm long.
Notes
There are about 350 Desmodium species. They are mostly in the tropics.
Names & Synonyms
Trangqua trai-co-chan
Desmodium racemosum (Thunb.) DC.Hedysarum racemosum Thunb.
References (4)
- Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4:102. 1825 Jan (Prodr. 2:336. 1825 Nov)
- Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 473
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
