Grona ovalifolia

Grona ovalifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Grona
Species:
G. ovalifolia
Binomial name
Grona ovalifolia
(Prain) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi & Tagane
Synonyms[1]
  • Desmodium heterocarpon var. ovalifolium (Prain) Rugayah
  • Desmodium heterocarpon subsp. ovalifolium (Prain) H.Ohashi
  • Desmodium ovalifolium (Prain) Wall. ex Ridl.
  • Desmodium polycarpon var. ovalifolium Prain
  • Grona heterocarpos subsp. ovalifolia (Prain) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Grona ovalifolia, the oval-leaf tick trefoil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Myanmar, Southeast Asia, southeastern China, western and central Malesia, and the Philippines.[1] An annual creeping subshrub reaching 2 ft (60 cm), it is typically found in wet areas.[2] First described by Wallich as Desmodium ovalifolium, it has been subject to taxonomic confusion.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grona ovalifolia (Prain) H.Ohashi, K.Ohashi & Tagane". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Oval-Leaf Tick Trefoil". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Ohashi, Hiroyoshi; Ohashi, Kazuaki; Nata, Koji; Souladeth, Phetlasy; Tagane, Shuichiro (October 2021). "A New Species and a New Combination of Grona with a List of Desmodium s.l. (Leguminosae) of Indochina". The Journal of Japanese Botany. 96 (5). Tsumura & Co: 264–278. Retrieved 27 July 2026.