Desmodium oldhamii




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Desmodieae
Subtribe Desmodiinae
Scientific name Desmodium oldhamii Oliver
Synonyms Hylodesmum oldhamii (Oliver) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill; Meibomia oldhamii (Oliver) Kuntze; Podocarpium oldhamii (Oliver) Y. C. Yang & P. H. Huang
Common name (Japanese common name) fuji-kanzou (フジカンゾウ, 藤甘草 [meaning: fuji = Wisteria floribunda, kanzo = Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 50-120cm tall, hairy. Leaves pinnate to 7 (or sometimes 5) leaflets, each 8-16mm long, 2-6cm wide. Flowers pink 8-10mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference Desmodium oldhamii Oliv.



September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park



September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
September 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park