| Classification | Fabaceae: Desmodium | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00053777 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | Y. E. J. Mexia | 
| Collector number | 9091 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Guerrero | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Guerrero | 
| Locality | Sierra Madre del Sur; Petalcala; Barranca del Ranchito | 
| Date Collected | 1938-01-08 | 
| Elevation | 1910 m | 
| Habitat | streambank, in shade | 
| Container | Plants of Mexico | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f81f923e-1ec7-4a42-aa34-1f4d95d405b5 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00053777 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Desmodium mexiae B. G. Schubert | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Desmodium mexiae B. G. Schubert) Contr. Gray Herb. 1941. 135: 111. | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Determination | Desmodium mexiae B. G. Schubert | 
| Determined by | B. G. Schubert | 
| Date Determined | 1941-02-** | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Annotation Text | sp. nov.; Type | 
| Family | Fabaceae | 
| Determination | Desmodium sp. Desvaux | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |