Grona heterocarpos

Grona heterocarpos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Desmodieae
Subtribus: Desmodiinae
Genus: Grona
Species: Grona heterocarpos
Subspecies: G. h. subsp. angustifolia – G. h. subsp. heterocarpos – G. h. subsp. ovalifolia
Varietates: G. h. var. gymnocarpa – G. h. var. strigosa

Name

Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 93(2): 112. (2018)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hedysarum heterocarpon L., Sp. Pl. 2: 747 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC., Prodr. 2: 337 (1825).
  • Meibomia heterocarpa (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 196 (1891).
  • Pleurolobus heterocarpon (L.) J.St.-Hil., J. Bot. Agric. 1: 61 (1813).
• Heterotypic
  • Desmodium buergeri Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 45 (1867).
    • Meibomia buergeri (Miq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 197 (1891).
  • Desmodium polycarpum var. albiflorum Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 609 (1922).
    • Desmodium heterocarpon f. albiflorum (Ridl.) H.Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 66: 20 (1991).
  • Desmodium spectabile Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 479 (1826).
    • Hedysarum spectabile Bojer ex Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 479 (1826).
  • Desmodium toppinii Schindl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 5 (1925).
  • Desmodium trichocaulum DC., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 101 (1825).
  • Desmodium trinerve Graham in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.º 5720 (1831).
  • Desmodium tuberculatum G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 298 (1832).
  • Grona repens Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 459 (1790).
  • Hedysarum patens Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 362 (1832).
  • Hedysarum purpureum Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 358 (1832).
  • Hedysarum tuberculosum Labill., Sert. Austro-Caledon.: 71 (1825).
  • Hippocrepis barbata Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 453 (1790).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana. Regional: East Tropical Africa Tanzania. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Seychelles Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Kazan-retto, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Malaya, New Guinea, Philippines. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Gilbert Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands. Regional: South-Central Pacific Society Islands. Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Note: Template:Grey script symbolizes introduced occurrences. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ohashi, H. & Ohashi, K. 2018. Grona, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae). Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(2): 104–120. Abstract Reference page. : 112

Additional references

• Ohashi, K., Ohashi, H., Nemoto, T., Ikeda, T., Izumi, H., Kobayashi, H., Muragaki, H., Nata, K., Sato, N. & Suzuki, M. 2018. Phylogenetic analyses for a new classification of the Desmodium group of Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae. Journal of Japanese Botany [Shokubutsu Kenkyu Zasshi] 93(3): 165-189. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Grona heterocarpos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Grona heterocarpos. Published online. Accessed: Nov 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Grona heterocarpos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Grona heterocarpos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Asian ticktrefoil
മലയാളം: നിലത്തുവര
中文: 假地豆

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