Desmodium distortum (Aubl.) Macbr.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Desmodium distortum
African Plant Database: Desmodium distortum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Desmodium distortum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Desmodium distortum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Desmodium distortum
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iNaturalist: Desmodium distortum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Desmodium distortum
JSTOR Plant Science: Desmodium distortum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Desmodium distortum
Plants of the World Online: Desmodium distortum
Tropicos: Desmodium distortum
Wikipedia: Desmodium distortum


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Desmodium distortum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=218040, retrieved 5 December 2025

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