Grona triflora
Species of legume
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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]
| Grona triflora | |
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| Inflorescence in Kerala | |
Scientific 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[1] | |
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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.[4][5]
Medicinal applications and qualities
Agricultural applications
Creeping tick trefoil is used in agriculture similarly to the closely related Desmodium; see Desmodium#uses.
Gallery
Foliage
Fruit and seeds
At Peradeniya Royal Botanical Garden
