ZZ Grona triflora
(L.) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi
Black clover
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Angola, Asia, Brazil, India, South America, Tanzania,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, French Guiana, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical herb in the legume family (Fabaceae), commonly known as black clover.
Medicinal Uses
Used in traditional medicine.
Names & Synonyms
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.Hedysarum triflorum L.Meibomia triflora (L.) Kuntze
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
