Fabaceae FAMILY
Desmodium axillare
Desmodium axillare
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
4/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Desmodium axillare is a perennial plant with slender, prostrate to procumbent stems that often root at the nodes[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant has a long history of medicinal use in the Americas and it continues to be much used at present. It is especially valued as a treatment for asthma and allergies. It is generally harvested from the wild and is often traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to southern Meico; Caribbean.
HabitatMoist or wet thickets or forest, sometimes in pine forest, often in open weedy places, frequently a weed in banana plantations; at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].