Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species : Zornia diphylla
  • Basionym : Hedysarum diphyllum L.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers.
  • Common name : Trencilla
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : December-January
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Common in open fields, gravelly soil and moist places. Grazed by cattle and hence sometimes missed by Botanists (Matthew, 1983).
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tiruchirapalli district (Tamil Nadu State); Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Zornia diphylla. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.

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