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| Grona adscendens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Grona |
| Species: | G. adscendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Grona adscendens | |
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Grona adscendens, the wild groundnut, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to the seasonally dry tropics of the Americas and Africa, and it has been introduced to India, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea, and many Pacific islands.[2] A non-climbing perennial shrub, it is found in a variety of habitats including forests, grasslands, and farm fields.[1] Under its synonym Desmodium adscendens it has been assessed as Least Concern.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Lopez Poveda, L. (2012). "Desmodium adscendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T19892960A20061556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892960A20061556.en. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Grona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Desmodium adscendens (DEDAD)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Grona (plant)
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of Southern America
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West-Central Tropical Africa
- Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa
- Flora of East Tropical Africa
- Flora of South Tropical Africa
- Flora of the Northern Provinces
- Flora of Swaziland
- Flora of KwaZulu-Natal
- Flora of the Western Indian Ocean
- Plants described in 2018
- Desmodieae stubs