Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGrona
Scientific name with authorshipGrona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Indexed scientific synonyms
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC.Desmodium adscendens f. glabrescens Schindl.Desmodium adscendens var. robustum B.G.Schub.Desmodium adscendens var. trifoliastrum (Miq.) Schindl.Desmodium arinense HoehneDesmodium caespitosum (Poir.) DC.Desmodium coeruleum G.DonDesmodium ellipticum Macfad.Desmodium glaucescens Miq.Desmodium obovatum VogelDesmodium ovalifolium Guill. & Perr.Desmodium oxalidifolium BlumeDesmodium oxalidifolium Blume ex Miq.Desmodium oxalidifolium G.DonDesmodium racemiferum DC.Desmodium simplex G.DonDesmodium strangulatum ThwaitesDesmodium thwaitesii BakerDesmodium trifoliastrum Miq.Desmodium vogelii Steud.Grona adscendens var. robusta (B.G.Schub.) H.Ohashi & K.OhashiHedysarum adscendens Sw.Hedysarum ascendens Lindl.Hedysarum caespitosum Poir.Hedysarum lindleyi Mart.Meibomia adscendens (Sw.) KuntzeMeibomia adscendens var. obovata (Vogel) KuntzeMeibomia racemifera (DC.) KuntzeMeibomia thwaitesii (Baker) KuntzeMeibomia trifoliastra (Miq.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier77187388-1
Use codesAF EU HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.