Grona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation

Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular

amorseca, amorseco, amorseco pequeño, cadillo, cadillo pipa, cargadita, garrapatilla, pegaparuma, pegapega, pijao, prendeamor, seca

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit

Herbaceous, to almost 1 m. in length; stem creeping or forming tussocks, terete, striate with stiff, upwardly appressed to spreading pilosity.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves 3-foliolate; stipules obliquely ovate-lanceolate with long attenuate apex and slightly auriculate base, 0.5–1 cm. long, 1.5–3 mm. wide, puberulent and pilose to glabrescent on the outer surface, persistent; petiole pilose, 1–3 cm. long; leaf-rhachis similar, 0.3–1 cm. long; leaflets elliptic-obovate, (acute to) obtuse and emarginate at apex, cuneate to rounded at base, pilose to essentially glabrous on the upper surface, densely soft pilose on the lower; terminal leaflet 1.7–4.3 cm. long, 0.7–3.2 cm. wide; lateral leaflets 1.3–3 cm. long, 0.7–2 cm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence composed of axillary and terminal racemes; rhachides striate to grooved, sparsely to abundantly stiff-pilose and finely puberulent with multicellular and uncinulate hairs; primary bracts ovate-acuminate with long attenuate apex, 3.5–5 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide, pilose and puberulent to glabrescent, early deciduous, each subtending 2 pedicels; secondary bracts absent or, if rarely present, depauperate; pedicels with pubescence similar to that of rhachis, 0.4–1.7(–2.1) cm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers usually pink.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx 2-lipped; tube minutely puberulent; teeth of both lobes pilose, 2–3 mm. long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Corolla exceeding calyx; standard obovate, shortly clawed, 4–5.5 mm. long, 2.5–3.5 mm. wide; wings ± oblong, broader above, slightly auricled, shortly clawed, 3–3.5 mm. long, 1–2 mm. wide; keel-petals somewhat triangular, truncate at apex, gradually narrowed to a long claw, 3.5–4 mm. long, 1 mm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit with a stipe 0.5–2 mm. long, 1–5-articled; articles ± obliquely oblong, straight on the upper suture, curved below, constricted about half their width at the isthmi, 3.5–5.5 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. wide, uncinulate-pubescent throughout.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seed transversely elliptic, 2.5–5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide.

Distribution

widespread in tropical Africa K5 K7 P T1 T2 T3 T4 T6 T7 U1 U2 U3 U4 Z

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Not Threatened

Ecology

Africa: Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest., Zambezian anthropic landscapes., Somalia-Masai anthropic landscapes, Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes, Lake Victoria regional mosaic; anthropic landscapes., Somalia-Masai forest, Guineo-Congolian forest

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Climbing/Not climbing, Herb/Shrub

Vernacular

Matite, Takotsifotra, Vahimpatsika

Leguminosae, B. Verdcourt. Flora Zambesiaca 3:6. 2000

Morphology General Habit

Straggling perennial herb or undershrub, or often prostrate and rooting at the nodes, 0.2–1 m long or tall.

Morphology Stem

Stems densely covered with spreading white hairs when young, eventually glabrescent, red-brown and striate.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 1.5–5.6 × 1.3–3.5 cm, elliptic to round or obovate to subrhombic, broadly rounded at both ends or somewhat acute, glabrous or with fine very short hairs above, densely appressed pilose beneath; petiole 8–30 mm long; rhachis 2–6 mm long; petiolules 1.5–2 mm long; stipules 7–10 × 1.5–2.5 mm, lanceolate, striate, hairy, persistent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescences mostly terminal, lax 2–11 cm long, finely uncinulate-puberulous and with longer hairs; peduncles 4–10 cm long; pedicels 7–16 mm long, uncinulate-pubescent; primary bracts each subtending 2 pedicels, 4–11 × 1.5–2.5 mm, ovate-lanceolate, long attenuate, pubescent, soon deciduous; secondary bracts mostly absent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx

Calyx finely puberulous and with sparse long hairs; tube 1.2 mm long; lobes 1–2 mm long, triangular.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla

Standard whitish, greenish-blue, pink or mauve, 3.5–4 mm × 2–2.5 cm, obovate; wings bright pinkish-mauve; keel greenish-white.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruit 2–2.5 cm long, of 2–5 articles, each article 5–9.5 × 2.6–3.5 mm, semi-elliptic with straight upper margin and strongly rounded lower margin, densely uncinulate-pubescent, joined by necks 1 mm wide, reticulately veined.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds chestnut-brown, 5 × 2.5 mm, elongate-reniform, narrowed towards one end.

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution

Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 2600 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca, Valle del Magdalena.

Morphology General Habit

Hierba, arbusto, trepadora, liana

Conservation

Preocupación Menor

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19892960/20061556

Conservation

LC - least concern

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Protein Content

32.70% Entire seed/nut. Moisture content not stated (Barclay & Earle, 1974)

Use

Environmental, Forage, Medicine