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Desmodium molliculum
Desmodium molliculum, called manayupa or pata de perro in Peru, is a perennial herb in the pea family, Fabaceae.
In Peru it is used in traditional medicine for wound healing and its antiinflammatory and antiseptic properties.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Desmodium molliculum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
