Pleurolobus gangeticus - (L.) J.St.-Hil. ex H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Flowering time; Herbaceous annual

Distribution; GC

Habitat; Open wasteland and disturbed areas.

Status; Native to old world Tropics but naturalised in Jamaica and elsewhere. First found on Grand Cayman at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.

Notes; Crude extract of Desmodium gangeticium has been found to have antimicrobial activity in this Phytochemical evaluation.