Hedysarum renifolium Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1169. 1759.

["Habitat in India."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 2: 1051 (1763). RCN: 5498.

Replaced synonym of: Hedysarum reniforme L. (1763), nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Ohashi in Morat, Fl. Cambodge Laos Viêtnam 27: 104. 1994): J. Burman 29, Herb. Linn. No. 921.8 (LINN) .

Current name: Desmodium renifolium (L.) Schindl. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Pedley (in Taxon 46: 472. 1997) also designated material in LINN as lectotype but is pre-dated by Ohashi.