| Desmanthus virgatus | |
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| Cultivated | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Desmanthus |
| Species: | D. virgatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmanthus virgatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia angustisiliqua | |
Desmanthus virgatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family that is known by many common names, including wild tantan, prostrate bundleflower, dwarf koa, desmanto, acacia courant, acacia savane, pompon blank,[4] adormidera, brusca prieta, frijolillo, ground tamarind, guajillo, guashillo, huarangillo, langalet, petit acacia, petit cassie, petit mimosa, virgate mimosa,[5] and slender mimosa,[6] as well as simply desmanthus.[4][7] It is native to the American tropics and subtropics but is present elsewhere as an introduced species. In some areas it is cultivated as a fodder and forage crop.[6]
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- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Desmanthus virgatus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ a b Francis, J. K., Ed. Desmanthus virgatus. Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories - Thamnic Descriptions. USDA Forest Service. International Institute of Tropical Forestry and Shrub Sciences Laboratory.
- ^ Cook, B.G., et al. 2005. Desmanthus virgatus. Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine Tropical Forages: An Interactive Selection Tool.
- ^ a b Desmanthus virgatus. USDA Forest Service. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ^ Le Houérou, H. "Desmanthus virgatus". Grassland Species Profiles. Food and Agriculture Organization. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-10-16.