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Grona triflora

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Species of legume

Grona triflora
Inflorescence in Kerala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Grona
Species: G. triflora
Binomial name
Grona triflora
(L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Synonyms
  • Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
  • Hedysarum triflorum L.
  • Meibomia triflora (L.) Kuntze

Grona triflora, known as creeping tick trefoil or three-flower beggarweed, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions around the globe and introduced to subtropical regions including the southern United States.

  • Foliage Foliage
  • Fruit and seeds Fruit and seeds
  • At Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden At Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden

Phytochemicals

Grona triflora (Desmodium triflorum) contains alkaloids including N,N-dimethyltryptophan methyl ester, dimethyltryptamine-N-oxide, hypaphorine (structurally related to plakohypaphorine), phenylethylamine, hordenine, tyramine, and trigonelline.

Medicinal applications and qualities

Creeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.

Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.

Agricultural applications

Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.

References

  1. ^ "Grona triflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  2. "Grona triflora". Tropical Forages. Australian Government: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. "Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. Ghosal, S.; Srivastava, R. S.; Bhattacharya, S. K.; Debnath, P. K. (June 1973). "Desmodiumalkaloids". Planta Medica. 23 (4): 321–329. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1099451. PMID 4269926.
  5. Ghosal, S.; Srivastava, R. S.; Banerjee, P. K.; Dutta, S. K. (December 1971). "Alkaloids of Desmodium triflorum". Phytochemistry. 10 (12): 3312–3313. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97411-9.
  6. Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
  7. Herbpathy https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Creeping-Tick-Trefoil-Cid1166 retrieved 17 Oct 2022
Taxon identifiers
Grona triflora
Desmodium triflorum
Hedysarum triflorum


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