Taxon:  Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. heterocarpa var. heterocarpa



Summary
Genus:
Grona
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Nomen number:
485409
Verified:
08/09/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (3 active accession[s])
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. angustifolia (H. Ohashi) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (0 active accession[s])
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. heterocarpa (0 active accession[s])
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. heterocarpa var. gymnocarpa (Schindl.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (0 active accession[s])
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. heterocarpa var. strigosa (Meeuwen) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (0 active accession[s])
Grona heterocarpa (L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi subsp. ovalifolia (Prain) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum heterocarpon L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. subsp. heterocarpon
Meibomia heterocarpos (L.) Kuntze

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC.
Desmodium polycarpon (Poir.) DC. var. polycarpon
Hedysarum polycarpon Poir.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ohashi, H. & K. Ohashi. 2018. Grona, a genus separated from Desmodium (Leguminosae tribe Desmodieae). J. Jap. Bot. 93:112.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcarpon desmodium  1't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. Note: as Desmodium heterocarpon subsp. heterocarpon
Distribution

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:107. Note: as Desmodium heterocarpon subsp. heterocarpon
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=485409. Accessed 15 April 2026.