Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. (Prodr. 2: 332. 1825.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native: Africa; Asia),
Common Names: Amor seco (Dominican Republic), Zarzabacoa galana (Puerto Rico),
Synonyms: Hedysarum adscendens Sw. (Prodr. 106. 1788.), Meibomia adscendens (Sw.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 195. 1891.),
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