| Name | Desmanthus obtusus S. Watson |
| Authorship | S. Watson |
| Rank | Species |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Desmanthus |
| GUID | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:491506-1 |
| Citation | 1882 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 371 |
| Holdings | 21 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Desmanthus obtusus S. Watson |
| Identification made in | [no date] (6), 1969 (1), 1988 (13), 1989 (1) |