Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to Vietnam, Hainan, the Philippines, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is the sole species in genus Trifidacanthus.[1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Trifidacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Trifidacanthus
Merr. (1917)
Species:
T. unifoliolatus
Binomial name
Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus
Merr. (1917)
Synonyms[1]
  • Desmodium horridum Steenis (1978)
  • Desmodium unifoliolatum (Merr.) Steenis (1982)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus Merr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2023.