Desmodium scorpiurus
Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Desv. ex DC.
      Candolle, A.P. de (Ed) (1825), Prodromus 2: 333
      COMMENT:
                        
                       Desvaux gives the name but without reference to a basionym in J. Bot. 1 (1813) 122.
      
                        Nomenclatural Synonyms:
Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw.
                            ;  
                            Candolle, A.P. de (Ed) (1825), Prodromus 2
      
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