Weed Herbarium

Department of Agronomy

Bangladesh Agricultural University

Tripatri sak

Common Name: Threeflower ticktrefoil
Scientific Name: Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Family Name: Leguminosae
Type: Broad leaf

Identification Notes

Desmodium triflorum Photo 1
Desmodium triflorum Photo 1
Desmodium triflorum Photo 2
Desmodium triflorum Photo 3
Desmodium triflorum Photo 4
EPPO Code
DEDTR
Life Cycle
Annual
Morphology
Stem: Very slender, caespitose, trailing, clothed with fine spreading hairs. Leaves: Very small, 3-foliate with ovate, truncate leaflets; stipule lanceolate, persistent. Flowers: Minute, whitish. Fruit: Pod
Growing season
Rabi and Kharif
Germination period
January to December
Flowering period
January to December
Propagation
By Seed
Habitat
Prefer dry conditions. Found on a wide range of soils, and most commonly in heavily grazed or closely cut areas in pastures, plantations, homesteads, bank of ponds, roadsides, lawns and fallow lands.
Weed potential
-
Control measure
-
Recommended herbicide
-
Distribution
Probably originated in tropical Asia, but is now Pantropical.
Medicinal properties
The plant is antipyretic, antiseptic, expectorant. A decoction is commonly used to treat diarrhoea and dysentery; and to quench thirst. A decoction is used as a mouthwash; and the crushed plant, or a poultice of the leaves, is applied externally on wounds, ulcers, and for skin problems in general. The whole plant is used medicinally for inducing sweat and promoting digestion [Plant Resources of Southeast Asia 2024; Flora of China 1994].
References

[1] Plant Resources of Southeast Asia. 2024. https://www.prota4u.org/prosea/

[2] Flora of China. 1994. ttp://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/