⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record ild-28394, with some changes.

Meibomia purpurea (Mill.) Small is a synonym of Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC.

This name is a synonym of Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.) DC..

The record derives from ILDIS which reports it as a synonym (record 28394).