Hedysarum biarticulatum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 747. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 5511.

Lectotype (Dy Phon in Morat, Fl. Cambodge Laos Viêtnam 27: 44. 1994): [icon] " Hedysarum trifoliatum, siliculis glabris, peltatis, geminis inarticulatis " in Burman, Thes. Zeylan.: 114, t. 50, f. 2. 1737.

Current name: Desmodium biarticulatum (L.) F. Muell. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Although Pedley (in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 10: 167. 1996) indicated Herb. Hermann 1: 25 and 3: 15 (BM) as “type”, subsequently restricted to the latter collection (in Taxon 46: 471. 1997), Dy Phon’s choice (1994) of the Burman plate pre-dates this.