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Phyllodium longipes (Craib) Schindl.

Synonym	:	Desmodium longipes Craib
Family	:	Leguminosae
Flowering and fruiting period	:	August to september
Distribution	:	Southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand
Habitat	:	Thick monsoonal forests and thickets.
Endemic / Exotic		Exotic
Uses	:	Root decoction used to treat kidney stones, bodily discomfort and cancer.
Key Botanical Characters  :     Woody leguminous shrub, typically 1 - 2 m in overall height. Leaves densely covered by velvety brown hairs. Terminal leaves lanceolate to oblong, 13-20 cm length, often longer than lateral leaves, prominently veined.stems  Branchlets densely brown-pubescent.flowers  White to creamy-yellow, small and inconspicuous, subtended by a pair of green leaf-like bracts arranged along pendulous flowering shoot. Flowers produced seasonally, Aug - Sep in native region. Fruits Small explosive pods, jointed and downy on both sides, with small elliptical seeds.