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Taxon:  Zornia latifolia Sm.



Summary
Genus:
Zornia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
70857
Place of publication:
A. Rees, Cycl. 39: Zornia no. 4. 1818
Comment:
date of publication (in part 77) verified from original literature (fide K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 17 Mar 2009)
Verified:
07/12/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (11  active, 10  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Zornia latifolia Sm. subsp. latifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers. var. gracilis (DC.) Benth.
Zornia gracilis DC.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. 1997
  3. Boudet, G. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali. 1986
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  5. Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. 1984
  6. Burkart, A. E., ed. Flora ilustrada de Entre Rios. 1969-
  7. Burkart, A. E. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. 1952
  8. Dubs, B. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3. 1998
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  10. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  11. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
  12. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  13. Milne-Redhead, E. W. B. H. 1954. Zornia in tropical Africa. Bol. Soc. Brot. ser. 2, 28:89.
  14. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1961. A monograph of the leguminous genus Zornia. Webbia 16:126.
  15. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  16. Souza, L. A. G. de et al. 1994. Capacidade de nodulação de cem leguminosas da Amazônia. Acta Amazon. 24(1/2):9-18.
  17. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
  18. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Rios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Cordoba, Chaco, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Santiago del Estero], Paraguay, Uruguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70857. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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