Fabaceae
Grona

Grona caffra (E.Mey.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

First published in J. Jap. Bot. 94: 143 (2019)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a subshrub or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Verdcourt, B. (2000). Flora Zambesiaca 3(6): 1-175. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 19, 2002 Mogg, A.O.D. [31434 or 3807] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007396 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Torre, A.R. [7262] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007392 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 de Koning, Jan [8083] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007399 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Mogg, A.O.D. [3796 or 27067] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007395 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Tinley, K.L. [2869] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007391 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 de Koning, Jan [7628] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007398 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Mogg, A.O.D. [28659] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007393 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 de Lemos, F.; Balsinhas, A. [280 in Lemos] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007397 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Mogg, A.O.D. [3796 or 27067] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007394 Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Schlechter [11992] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007400 Isosyntype Yes
Jul 19, 2002 Schlechter [11705] Mozambique Desmodium dregeanum K000007401 Isosyntype Yes
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa Desmodium dregeanum K000418239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krauss [143] South Africa Desmodium dregeanum K000418238 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0