Grona triflora
| Grona triflora | |
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| File:Desmodium triflorum at Kadavoor.jpg | |
| Inflorescence in Kerala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Grona |
| Species: | G. triflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
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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.[1][2][3]
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Foliage
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Fruit and seeds
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At Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden
Phytochemicals
[edit | edit source]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.[4][5]
Medicinal applications and qualities
[edit | edit source]Creeping tick trefoil has been utilized in folk medicine. Conditions it has been used for include wounds, diarrhea, rheumatism, dysentery, and skin diseases.[6]
Known substances found in trefoils include alkaloids and flavonoids. The entire plant is used in human nutritional treatment.[7]
Agricultural applications
[edit | edit source]Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.
References
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