EPPO Global Database

Codariocalyx motorius(KYXMO)

Overview
Code created in: 2020-11-14

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: KYXMO
  • Preferred name: Codariocalyx motorius
  • Authority: (Houttuyn) H. Ohashi

Notes

Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan, Tibet). The lateral leaflets rotate in the day and droop at night


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Desmodium gyrans (Linnaeus filius) de Candolle
Hedysarum motorium Houttuyn

Common names
Name Language
dancing plant English
semaphore plant English
telegraph plant English
plante qui danse French
plante sémaphore French
plante télégraphe French
sainfoin oscillant French
gora chand Bengali
zhōng è dòu Chinese
鐘萼豆 Chinese