Zornia gibbosa
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| Zornia gibbosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Zornia |
| Species: | Z. gibbosa |
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| Zornia gibbosa | |
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Zornia gibbosa is a small herb with 2-foliolate leaves and lance-shaped leaflets (up to 2.5 cm) marked with black glands. Its yellow flowers are enclosed in leafy bracts and borne in spikes of four. The pods are 3–6 jointed and densely prickly. It is native across a wide area of tropical and subtropical Asia, from Pakistan and India to Japan and New Guinea.[1]
The plant flowers and fruits between August and October, during the monsoon.[2]