Zornia latifolia

Zornia latifolia

Zornia latifolia

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: Dalbergieae
Genus: Zornia
Species: Zornia latifolia

Name

Zornia latifolia Sm., 1819

Synonyms

• Hedysarum gemellum Willd. ex Vogel
• Zornia diphylla var. bernardinensis Chodat & Hassl.
• Zornia diphylla var. gracilis Micheli
• Zornia diphylla subsp. gracilis (DC.) Malme
• Zornia diphylla var. gracilis (DC.) Benth.
• Zornia gemella Vogel
• Zornia gracilis DC.
• Zornia latifolia var. bernardinensis (Chodat & Hassl.) Mohlenbr.
• Zornia maranhamensis G.Don
• Zornia surinamensis Miq.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Windward Is. Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Florida Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Introduced into: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Queensland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. in A. Rees, 1819. Cyclopaedia, or, an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences 39: Zornia no. 4.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Zornia latifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Zornia latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov15 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Tropicos.org 2020. Zornia latifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Nov 15 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zornia latifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Maconha Brava

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