Desmodium triflorum

Three-flower beggarweed

Perennial herbaceous creeping plant found in the tropics throughout the world. Used as a cover crop in rubber plantations and produces good fodder. Recovers well after grazing.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh aerial part,

Malaysia

25.0

8.8

29.2

8.8

2.8

50.4

0.74

0.12

292

Fresh aerial part,

Cuba

35.4

13.6

35.0

7.3

2.5

41.6

88