Dendrolobium triangulare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Dendrolobium
Species:
D. triangulare
Binomial name
Dendrolobium triangulare
Muell.Arg.
Synonyms[1]
  • Dendrolobium triangulare subsp. triangulare
  • Desmodium australe Hassk.
  • Desmodium cephalotes (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
  • Desmodium cephalotes (Roxb.) Benth.
  • Desmodium congestum Wight & Arn.
  • Desmodium lineatum Span.
  • Desmodium paleaceum sensu auct.
  • Desmodium recurvatum sensu Benth. Misapplied
  • Desmodium sericatum C.Presl
  • Desmodium triangulare (Retz.) Merr.
  • Desmodium umbellatum Moritz.
  • Hedysarum cephalotes Roxb.
  • Hedysarum triangulare Retz.
  • Hedysarum umbellatum Roxb.
  • Meibomia cephalotes (Roxb.) Kuntze

Dendrolobium triangulare is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found in Taiwan, China, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and few African countries. Leaves are trifoliate, where blade narrowly obovo-elliptic. Flowers white or pale yellow. Seed elliptic. Roots of the plant are widely used for medicinal purposes to strengthen bones and build muscle.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dendrolobium triangulare (Retz.) Schindl. — the Plant List".
  2. ↑ "Dendrolobium triangulare in Flora of China @". Efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-05-01.


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