Pleurolobus gangeticus(L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

WFO wfo-0000170608 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. a Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / 2021-10-30 / obs. 166751146
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by 葉子
fig. b 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 105775869
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. c Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104556938
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. d Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 104284698
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. e Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 128353340
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. f Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 123570646
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. g Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 123549564
Pleurolobus gangeticus, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. h Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 127713625

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Native range 71 botanical countries

Regions where Pleurolobus gangeticus is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Yemen, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia, Caroline Is. AngolaBeninBurkinaCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoDR CongoEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLiberiaMalawiMaliMozambiqueNigeriaNorthern ProvincesRwandaSenegalSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaZambiaZimbabweChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanTaiwanYemenAssamBangladeshBismarck ArchipelagoBorneoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri LankaSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryQueenslandWestern Australia Nansei-shotoAndaman Is.Laccadive Is.MaldivesNicobar Is.Caroline Is.
Native distribution of Pleurolobus gangeticus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Gabon GAB
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Liberia LBR
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Rwanda RWA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Bismarck Archipelago BIS
Borneo BOR
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laccadive Is. LDV
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maldives MDV
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Nicobar Is. NCB
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
China Southeast CHS
Hainan CHH
Nansei-shoto NNS
Taiwan TAI
Yemen YEM
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
Western Australia WAU
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 26 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aeschynomene gangetica (L.) Poir.
  • Aeschynomene maculata Poir.
  • Desmodium cavaleriei H.Lév.
  • Desmodium collinum Wight
  • Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.
  • Desmodium gangeticum var. maculatum (L.) Baker
  • Desmodium gangeticum var. ramnagari Haines
  • Desmodium lanceolatum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Walp.
  • Desmodium latifolium Wight
  • Desmodium maculatum (L.) DC.
  • Desmodium natalitium Sond.
  • Desmodium polygonoides Welw. ex Baker
  • Hedysarum collinum Roxb.
  • Hedysarum collinum Roxb.
  • Hedysarum gangeticum L.
  • Hedysarum lanceolatum Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Hedysarum lanceolatum Schum. & Thonn.
  • Hedysarum maculatum L.
  • Hedysarum ochroleucum Moench
  • Hedysarum pseudogangeticum Miq.
  • Hedysarum roseum Blume ex Miq.
  • Hedysarum styracifolium Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Meibomia gangetica (L.) Kuntze
  • Meibomia natalita (Sond.) Kuntze

and 2 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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