长苞绒毛山蚂蝗 chang bao rong mao shan ma huang

Desmodium longibracteatum Schindler, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 7. 1925; D. rufihirsutum Craib; D. velutinum var. longibracteatum (Schindler) Meeuwen.

Shrubs. Leaves 1-foliolate; blade usually ovate, ca. 17 × 11.5 cm. Terminal inflorescence paniculate, to 20 cm; bracts lanceolate, 7-10 × ca. 0.7 mm, densely hirsute. Corolla ca. 5 mm. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.

Thickets, mixed forests; 200-1400 m. Guizhou, S and SW Yunnan [India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam].

These subspecies were recognized at the rank of variety in FRPS (41: 29. 1995).