16a. Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon
假地豆(原变种) jia di dou (yuan bian zhong)
Hedysarum heterocarpon Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 747. 1753; Desmodium buergeri Miquel; D. heterocarpon var. buergeri (Miquel) Hosokawa.
Rachis with white, spreading, hooked hairs. Fl. Jul-Oct, fr. Oct-Dec.
Grasslands, watersides, thickets, forests; 300-1800 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Australia, Pacific islands].
The whole plant is used medicinally for reducing fever and for treating contusions and strains.
