Desmodium cajanifolium
As recorded: Desmodium cajanifolium (Kunth) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Nee, M.
- Collector number
- 8159
- Date
- November 18, 1973
- Locality
- Along Quebrada El Nance at the Santiago-Santa Fe road bridge; 11 km. south of Santa Fe.
- Region
- Veraguas, Panama
- Elevation
- 220 m
- Identified by
- Liesner, R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 18, 1973, Nee, M. also collected 4 other specimens.
Desmodium cajanifolium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-13.
2026-01-13
Hawaiian Acres, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-29
Mesetas, Meta, Colombia
(c) Apipa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-06-04
Tambopata, Peru
(c) Riley Fortier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-02-14
Panama
(c) ramon_d, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-07-11
Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia
(c) Mateo Hernandez Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2019-07-11
Río de Oro, Cesar, Colombia
(c) Mateo Hernandez Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Desmodium cajanifolium. BISH 414766. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956378768. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/414766.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956378768 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026