Grona heterocarpos var. strigosa
Also known as: Desmodium distans Royle ex Baker +11 more
- Desmodium distans Royle ex Baker
- Desmodium heterocarpon f. strigosum (Meeuwen) Fosberg
- Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum Meeuwen
- Desmodium hippocrepis DC.
- Desmodium nervosum Vogel
- Desmodium patens G.Don ex Wight
- Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC.
- Desmodium serpens Wall.
- Desmodium siliquosum (Burm.f.) DC.
- Desmodium toretorea Bertero
- Hedysarum polycarpon Poir.
- Hedysarum siliquosum Burm.f.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling subshrub or shrub.
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Grona heterocarpos var. strigosa is a scrambling shrub within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this variety is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Grona heterocarpos, which is linked below, along with related subspecies and varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northwestern Pacific, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cook Is., Hawaii, Marquesas, Niue, Tuamotu
Base Species & Variations