Desmodium laxiflorum DC.
Common Name : Loose flowered desmodium
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT |
AN ERECT HERB OR UNDERSHRUB, UP TO 1.2 M TALL. |
STEMS |
WITH QUADRANGULAR, APPRESSED-PUBESCENT BRANCHES. |
LEAVES |
ALTERNATE, TRIFOLIATE; LEAFLETS OVATE-ELLIPTIC, APEX ACUTE TO ACUMINATE, SILKY- PUBESCENT BENEATH, MEMBRANOUS, UP TO 14 CM LONG AND 8 CM WIDE. |
FLOWERS |
FLOWERS 2-5 PER BRACT, BORNE ON 25-40 CM LONG RACEMES; STANDARD WHITE, OTHER PETALS BLUE, BOTH COVERED WITH YELLOWISH-WHITE HAIRS. |
FRUITS |
PODS LINEAR WITH STRAIGHT SUTURES, 2.5-3.8 CM LONG AND LESS THAN HALF AS WIDE, JOINTS 6-10, WITH HOOKED HAIRS. |