Desmodium uncinatum, also known as the silverleaf desmodium, is a flowering plant in the Fabaceae family that is native to Latin America. It has been introduced as a fodder to various regions including Africa, India, New Guinea, Australia, and Hawaii. While it is primarily used as a fodder, it can also serve as pasture, deferred feed, cut-and-carry, hay, ground cover, and mulch. However, it is considered invasive in Australia and Hawaii. This species of Desmodium has also been utilized in the push-pull technology for pest management, where it is grown as an intercrop between rows of cereal crops to control stem-boring insects and fall armyworms. Along with D. intortum (greenleaf desmodium), it is one of the most commonly used intercrops in push-pull technology.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Desmodium pilosiusculum	DC.	Prodr.2: 335 (1825)
Desmodium hjalmarsonii	(Schindl.) Standl.	Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser.18: 534 (1937)
Meibomia hjalmarsonii	Schindl.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.20: 143 (1924)
Meibomia uncinata	(Jacq.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl.1: 197 (1891)
Hedysarum uncinatum	Jacq.	Pl. Hort. Schoenbr.3: 27 (1798)
Desmodium sandwicense	E.Mey.	Index Seminum (KALI, Regimontanum)1850: 4 (1850)
Desmodium intortum var. pilosiusculum	(DC.) Fosberg
Meibomia limensis var. pilosiuscula	(DC.) Schindl.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.22: 275 (1926)
Meibomia pilosiuscula	(DC.) Hochr.	Candollea6: 484 (1936)
Hedysarum adhaerens	Vahl	Symb. Bot.2: 82 (1791)
Hedysarum mexicanum	Sweet	Hort. Brit.: 130 (1826)
Meibomia sinclairii	Schindl.	Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.21: 22 (1925)
Desmodium sinclairii	Benth.	Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 82 (1844)
Desmodium uncinatum var. gracile	Burkart	Darwiniana3: 185 (1939)

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Language	Common/alternative name
Chinese	銀葉藤
Chinese	银叶藤
Chinese	银叶山蚂蟥

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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Africa click to expand
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Saint Helena
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola
  - Malawi
  - Mozambique
  - Zimbabwe
- West Tropical Africa
  - Ghana
  - Nigeria
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Cameroon

Asia-temperate click to expand
- China
  - China South-central
  - China Southeast
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - India
- Malesia
  - Jawa
- Papuasia
  - New Guinea

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- Australia
  - New South Wales
  - Queensland

Northern America click to expand
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central
  - Mexico Gulf
  - Mexico Northeast
  - Mexico Northwest
  - Mexico Southeast
  - Mexico Southwest

Pacific click to expand
- North-central Pacific
  - Hawaii
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Marquesas
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Tonga

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- Brazil
  - Brazil North
  - Brazil Northeast
  - Brazil South
  - Brazil Southeast
  - Brazil West-central
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Honduras
  - Nicaragua
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
  - Paraguay
  - Uruguay
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Galápagos
  - Peru

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000177526
Tropicos	13018640
INPN	629545
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1109494-2
The Plant List	ild-2361
Open Tree Of Life	687091
NCBI Taxonomy	225101
IPNI	1109494-2
iNaturalist	280785
GBIF	2967319
EPPO	DEDUN
EOL	642514
USDA GRIN	13683
Wikipedia	Desmodium_uncinatum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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The Madagascar palm genome provides new insights on the evolution of Apocynaceae specialized metabolism

Cuello C, Jansen HJ, Abdallah C, Zamar Mbadinga DL, Birer Williams C, Durand M, Oudin A, Papon N, Giglioli-Guivarc'h N, Dirks RP, Jensen MK, O'Connor SE, Besseau S, Courdavault V

Heliyon

14-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10963385
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28078
PMID:	38533072

The push–pull intercrop Desmodium does not repel, but intercepts and kills pests

Erdei AL, David AB, Savvidou EC, Džemedžionaitė V, Chakravarthy A, Molnár BP, Dekker T

eLife

13-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC11021049
doi:	10.7554/eLife.88695
PMID:	38477562

The structure–activity relationship of aryloxyacetylthioureas for the inhibition of Orobanche minor radicle elongation

Okazawa A, Noda S, Mimura Y, Fujino K, Wakabayashi T, Ohta D, Sugimoto Y, Sonoda M

J Pestic Sci

20-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10710931
doi:	10.1584/jpestics.D23-034
PMID:	38090214

Fungal volatile organic compounds: mechanisms involved in their sensing and dynamic communication with plants

Razo-Belmán R, Ángeles-López YI, García-Ortega LF, León-Ramírez CG, Ortiz-Castellanos L, Yu H, Martínez-Soto D

Front Plant Sci

22-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10559904
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1257098
PMID:	37810383

Patterns of understory invasion in invasive timber stands of a tropical sky island

Jobin V, Das A, Harikrishnan CP, Chanda R, Lawrence S, Robin VV

Ecol Evol

13-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10099487
doi:	10.1002/ece3.9995
PMID:	37066061

Flavonoids Are Intra- and Inter-Kingdom Modulator Signals

Ghitti E, Rolli E, Crotti E, Borin S

Microorganisms

15-Dec-2022

PMCID:	PMC9781135
doi:	10.3390/microorganisms10122479
PMID:	36557733

Allelopathy and its application as a weed management tool: A review

Khamare Y, Chen J, Marble SC

Front Plant Sci

28-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9742440
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2022.1034649
PMID:	36518508

Isoschaftoside Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation in Microglia through Regulation of HIF-1α-Mediated Metabolic Reprogramming

Guan S, Sun L, Wang X, Huang X, Luo T

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

23-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9711954
doi:	10.1155/2022/5227335
PMID:	36467557

Characterization of Conyza bonariensis Allelochemicals against Broomrape Weeds

Peralta AC, Soriano G, Zorrilla JG, Masi M, Cimmino A, Fernández-Aparicio M

Molecules

01-Nov-2022

PMCID:	PMC9654463
doi:	10.3390/molecules27217421
PMID:	36364247

Proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in the developing wheat seed coat investigated by chemical and RNA‐Seq analysis

Vaughan SP, Baker JM, Primavesi LF, Patil A, King R, Hassani‐Pak K, Kulasekaran S, Coghill J, Ward JL, Huttly AK, Phillips AL

Plant Direct

12-Oct-2022

PMCID:	PMC9554643
doi:	10.1002/pld3.453
PMID:	36254336

Straw dry matter yield and quality of finger millet intercropped with selected vetch species at different seeding ratios in western Oromia, Ethiopia

Keba W, Tolemariam T, Mohammed A

Heliyon

27-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC9445386
doi:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10433
PMID:	36082323

Eco-friendly management of Parthenium hysterophorus

Ojija F

Sci Prog

08-Aug-2022

PMCID:	PMC10450465
doi:	10.1177/00368504221118234
PMID:	35938179

The combined impact of LLINs, house screening, and pull-push technology for improved malaria control and livelihoods in rural Ethiopia: study protocol for household randomised controlled trial

Asale A, Kassie M, Abro Z, Enchalew B, Belay A, Sangoro PO, Tchouassi DP, Mutero CM

BMC Public Health

10-May-2022

PMCID:	PMC9088127
doi:	10.1186/s12889-022-12919-1
PMID:	35538444

Comparative Analysis of Proanthocyanidin Metabolism and Genes Regulatory Network in Fresh Leaves of Two Different Ecotypes of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum

Yue E, Huang Y, Qian L, Lu Q, Wang X, Qian H, Yan J, Ruan S

Plants (Basel)

14-Jan-2022

PMCID:	PMC8779916
doi:	10.3390/plants11020211
PMID:	35050099

Roles of the 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase Superfamily in the Flavonoid Pathway: A Review of the Functional Diversity of F3H, FNS I, FLS, and LDOX/ANS

Wang Y, Shi Y, Li K, Yang D, Liu N, Zhang L, Zhao L, Zhang X, Liu Y, Gao L, Xia T, Wang P

Molecules

08-Nov-2021

PMCID:	PMC8588099
doi:	10.3390/molecules26216745
PMID:	34771153

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
(1R,4aS,9S,10aS)-9-hydroxy-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid	51520199	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2O)(C)C(=O)O)C	316.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
15-Hydroxy-7-oxodehydroabietic acid	14017925	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(=O)C3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(C)O)(C)C(=O)O	330.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
7-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-1,4a-dimethyl-9-oxo-3,4,10,10a-tetrahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid	11724193	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(=O)C3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(C)O)(C)C(=O)O	330.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/ https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
9-hydroxy-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic Acid	10448477	Click to see CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C3(CCCC(C3CC2O)(C)C(=O)O)C	316.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
9-Hydroxy-7-(2-hydroxypropan-2-YL)-1,4A-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,10,10A-hexahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid	45782962	Click to see CC12CCCC(C1CC(C3=C2C=CC(=C3)C(C)(C)O)O)(C)C(=O)O	332.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides
Corymboside	13644660	Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)C2=C(C(=C3C(=C2O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	564.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2010.02.015
Isoschaftoside	3084995	Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)C2=C(C(=C3C(=C2O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)C5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O	564.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2010.02.015
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
(6aR,11aR)-3-methoxy-2-methyl-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene-1,9-diol	102588655	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C3C(CO2)C4=C(O3)C=C(C=C4)O)OC	300.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
(6aS,11aR)-1-methoxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene-3,9-diol	162870743	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC3C2OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)OC)C	354.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
1-methoxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene-3,9-diol	44257469	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC3C2OC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)OC)C	354.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
3-methoxy-2-methyl-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene-1,9-diol	162905767	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C3C(CO2)C4=C(O3)C=C(C=C4)O)OC	300.30	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Genistein	5280961	Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O	270.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200401193 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanones
(2S,6R)-6-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-hydroxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]chromen-5-one	154497641	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)O	354.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
(2S,6S)-6-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4-hydroxy-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]chromen-5-one	162850896	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)O	354.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
(3R)-3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	132988548	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)C	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
(3S)-3-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	154496491	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)C	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
5,7,2',4'-Tetrahydroxy-6-prenylisoflavanone	180589	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)O)C	356.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
7-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-7,8-dihydropyrano[3,2-g]chromen-6-one	163060717	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)O)C	354.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
Dalbergioidin	181994	Click to see C1C(C(=O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O1)O)O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O	288.25	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
Uncinanone B	11089528	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)O)O	354.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 2-O-methylated isoflavonoids
(2S,6R)-4-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]chromen-5-one	641667	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	368.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
(2S,6S)-4-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]chromen-5-one	162919976	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	368.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
4-Hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-2-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydrofuro[3,2-g]chromen-5-one	10981449	Click to see CC(=C)C1CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2O1)OCC(C3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	368.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00324-8
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 4-O-methylated isoflavonoids
(3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162949551	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC)O)C	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
(3S)-5,7-dihydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162949552	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC)O)C	414.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
5,7-Dihydroxy-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-3-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162949550	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC(C2=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3)OC)OC)OC)O)C	414.40	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 7-O-methylated isoflavonoids
(3S)-5-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-6-methyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	162870741	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(CO2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)OC)OC	330.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2006.11.035
5-Hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-6-methyl-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	91023830	Click to see CC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C(CO2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)OC)OC	330.30	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4560159/

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Desmodium uncinatum

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