Herb
Zornia gibbosa Span.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Zornia angustifolia Sensu Bojer |
synonym | Zornia augustifolia Sensu auct. |
synonym | Zornia cantonensis Mohlenbr. |
synonym | Zornia diphylla Sensu auct. |
synonym | Zornia gibbosa var. cantonensis (Mohlenbr.)H.Ohashi |
synonym | Zornia graminea Span. |
synonym | Zornia pratensis Sensu Mohlenbr. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Diffuse or prostrate annual herbs. Leaves 2-foliolate; leaflets 8-25 x 2-8 mm, ovate or lanceolate, base rounded, apex acute, apiculate, punctate; petiole to 1.5 cm long; stipules 5-8 mm long, lanceolate, peltate, acuminate at both ends, punctate. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, bracteate racemes, 4-8 cm long; bracts peltate, 5-11 x 3-4 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, ciliated along margin, gland-dotted. Calyx c. 3 mm long; lobes subequal, membranous. Petals yellow, sometimes with red stripes; standard orbicular-cordate; wings obovate-obtuse; keels curved, oblong-obtuse, connate at base. Stamens monadelphous; anthers dimorphic. Ovary pubescent. Pods with 4-6-articulate, c.1.3 cm long, strongly reticulate with retrorsely barbed bristles.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Common in plains as well as degraded forest areas
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Plain areas
Common in the plains as well as degraded forest areas
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Distribution
Assam
Global Distribution
Indo-Malesia to Australia and China
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Maharashtra: Kolhapur
Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, S. Kanara
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
System Of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2889
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2889 |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2889
- Zornia gibbosa Span., Linnaea 15:192. 1841; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 76. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 159. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 138. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 160. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 141. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 209. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 280. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 104. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 177. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 108. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 194. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 246. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 316. 2009.
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2889
- Zornia gibbosa Span., Linnaea 15:192. 1841; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 76. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 159. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 138. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 160. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 141. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 209. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 177. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 280. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 158. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 104. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 177. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 118. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 108. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 104. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 194. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 246. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 316. 2009.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
Order | Fabales |
Family | Fabaceae |
Genus | Zornia |
Species | Zornia gibbosa Span. |
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