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Legumes: pea and bean family

Strongback

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

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishStrongback
Dutch—
SpanishAmor seco
Chinese硬背草
Scientific nameGrona adscendens (Sw.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi

About this species

Grona adscendens, the wild groundnut, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the seasonally dry tropics of the Americas and Africa, and it has been introduced to India, Southeast Asia, Malesia, New Guinea, and many Pacific islands. A non-climbing perennial shrub, it is found in a variety of habitats including forests, grasslands, and farm fields. Under its synonym Desmodium adscendens it has been assessed as Least Concern.

Large-scale, randomized, placebo-controlled studies to justify its use in humans have not yet been performed.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGrona

In Suriname

22Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2019Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie2
  • Brokopondo1
  • Para1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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