Grona adscendens

Life-forms

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 adscendens
Name

Grona adscendens (Sw. H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi, 2018
Synonyms

Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC.
Desmodium adscendens f. glabrescens Schindl.
Desmodium adscendens var. robustum B.G.Schub.
Desmodium arinense Hoehne
Desmodium caespitosum (Poir.) DC.
Desmodium coeruleum G.Don
Desmodium ellipticum Macfad.
Desmodium glaucescens Miq.
Desmodium obovatum Vogel
Desmodium ovalifolium Guill. & Perr.
Desmodium oxalidifolium Blume ex Miq.
Desmodium oxalidifolium G.Don
Desmodium racemiferum DC.
Desmodium simplex G.Don
Desmodium thwaitesii Baker
Desmodium trifoliastrum Miq.
Desmodium vogelii Steud.
Grona adscendens var. robusta (B.G.Schub.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Hedysarum adscendens Sw.
Hedysarum ascendens Lindl.
Hedysarum caespitosum Poir.
Hedysarum lindleyi Mart.
Meibomia adscendens (Sw.) Kuntze
Meibomia adscendens var. obovata (Vogel) Kuntze
Meibomia racemifera (DC.) Kuntze
Meibomia thwaitesii (Baker) Kuntze
Meibomia trifoliastra (Miq.) Kuntze

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Tropical Africa
Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
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: Caribbean
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.* Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Introduced into:
Borneo, Central American Pac, Cook Is., Fiji, India, Jawa, Malaya, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vanuatu

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. : 93: 110}}

Additional references

WCVP (2021). World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 2.0. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcvp.science.kew.org Retrieved 28 April 2021

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Grona adscendens in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Grona adscendens. Published online. Accessed: Jun 24 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Grona adscendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 24.
Hassler, M. 2021. Grona adscendens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Grona adscendens. Accessed: 24 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names