Zornia gibbosa

Zornia gibbosa Span. (Syn. Zornia angustifolia sensu Bojer (Misapplied); Zornia augustifolia sensu auct.; Zornia diphylla sensu auct. (Misapplied); Zornia graminea Span.; Zornia pratensis sensu Mohlenbr. (Misapplied));
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zor-NEE-uh — named after Johannes Zorn – German pharmacist and botanist … Wikipedia
gib-OH-suh — swollen on one side … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: grasslike zornia • Bengali: বীরমচ birmoch, জাপানি তাণ্ডি japani tandi • Chhattisgarhi: नील मारी neel mari, समरपानी samarpani • Gujarati: સમરાપાની samarapani • Hindi: चकरी को चारो chakari ko charo • Kachchhi: બેપની bepani • Kannada: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti, ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu • Konkani: लांडगु landgu • Kumaoni: द्विपात dwipat • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti • Marathi: लांडगु landgu • Mundari: karkia tasad, luduludia tasad • Pahari: सम्योजकी samyojaki • Rajasthani: रूणकारी roonkari • Santali: ᱴᱟᱹᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱹᱯᱱᱤ tandi jhapni • Tamil: பொரி கரப்பான் தளை pori karappan thalai • Telugu: నేలబరికి nela bariki • Tulu: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/03/zornia-gibbosa-span.html
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Native of: s China, Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
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India (N):  Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar ; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Daman ; Delhi; Diu ; Goa; Gujarat; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Orissa ; Pondicherry; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu ; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal & other countries as per ILDIS;
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Difference between two species as per Flora of Peninsular India
Grass-like, annual diffuse herb. Leaflets 2, shortly-petioled, lanceolate, pubescent beneath, apex acute, base oblique-rounded. Flowers whitish-yellow, in lax spikes, Pod 3-6-jointed, densely prickly.
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zor-NEE-uh — perhaps named after John Zorn, apothecary at Kempten in Bavaria
gib-OH-suh — swollen on one side
Sep 25, 2010 … at Sarasgad near Pali, Maharashtra
commonly known as: grasslike zornia • Konkani: लांडगु landgu • Marathi: लांडगु landgu
Native of: s China, Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
some views: Sep 25, 2010 … at Sarasgad near Pali, Maharashtra


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Zornia gibbosa:
Seen this herb en-route “Prabalgad- Matheran Valley”.
Bot. name: Zornia gibbosa
Family: Fabaceae
Date/Time: 16-09-2012 / 09:10AM.


Flower was bit smaller in size, approx. 6mm across..



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Herb for identification : 220912 RV 3:
One more need to be identified….found
at Khapoli/Pali area….a very small herb…flower about 3 mm to 4mm in size.


This should be a Smithia sp.


Zornia gibbosa.
Two foliolate leaves are characteristic. If you have a long shot you can confirm.
I have recently captured this. Will post in a separate thread.


You are right …, at first look I misidentified that.


Yes, does look like Zornia gibbosa.  



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Zornia gibbosa from Morni Hills-Haryana:
This very small legume is Zornia gibbosa Span., Linnaea 15: 192, 1841; Z. diphylla (Linn.) Pers., Syn. 2: 318, 1807
Grass-like, annual diffuse herb. Leaflets 2, shortly-petioled, lanceolate, pubescent beneath, apex acute, base oblique-rounded. Flowers whitish-yellow, in lax spikes, Pod 3-6-jointed, densely prickly.


 


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Zornia gibbosa Span.
at Sarasgad on September 25, 2010


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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Zornia gibbosa :: Morni & GV :: NS OCT 132/132 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
This is a prostrate herb, quite common along roadside grassy patches.. shots from Morni Hills and Gori Valley area
Zornia gibbosa


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Seen this herb en-route “Prabalgad- Matheran Valley”.
Bot. name: Zornia gibbosa
Family: Fabaceae
Date/Time: 16-09-2012 / 09:10AM.


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via Species‎ > ‎Z‎ > Zornia gibbosa Span. … family: Papilionaceae ~ Fabaceae s.l.
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
zor-NEE-uh — named after Johannes Zorn – German pharmacist and botanistWikipedia
gib-OH-suh — swollen on one sideDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: grass-like zorniaKannada: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti, ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppuKonkani: लांडगु landguMalayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, മുറികൂട്ടി murikkottiMarathi: लांडगु landguTelugu: నేలబరికి nela barikiTulu: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti
botanical names: Zornia gibbosa Span. … synonyms: Zornia augustifolia sensu auct. • Zornia graminea Span. … status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
September 25, 2010 … at base of Sarasgad


zor-NEE-uh — named after Johannes Zorn – German pharmacist and botanist … Wikipedia
gib-OH-suh — swollen on one side … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: grasslike zornia • Bengali: বীরমচ birmoch, জাপানি তাণ্ডি japani tandi • Chhattisgarhi: नील मारी neel mari, समरपानी samarpani • Gujarati: સમરાપાની samarapani • Hindi: चकरी को चारो chakari ko charo • Kachchhi: બેપની bepani • Kannada: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti, ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu • Konkani: लांडगु landgu • Kumaoni: द्विपात dwipat • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti • Marathi: लांडगु landgu • Mundari: karkia tasad, luduludia tasad • Pahari: सम्योजकी samyojaki • Rajasthani: रूणकारी roonkari • Santali: ᱴᱟᱹᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱹᱯᱱᱤ tandi jhapni • Tamil: பொரி கரப்பான் தளை pori karappan thalai • Telugu: నేలబరికి nela bariki • Tulu: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti

botanical namesZornia gibbosa Span. … heterotypic synonymsZornia angustifolia Sm. • Zornia graminea Span. … and more at POWO, retrieved 07 March 2025

Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
grasslike zornia
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বীরমচ birmoch, জাপানি তাণ্ডি japani tandi
~~~~~ CHHATTISGARHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (छत्तीसगढ़ी) … spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra … counted by the Indian national census as a dialect of Hindi
नील मारी neel mari
समरपानी samarpani
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: GujaratDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & Diu
સમરાપાની samarapani
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: DelhiUttar PradeshBiharChhattisgarhHaryanaJharkhandMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
चकरी को चारो chakari ko charo
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) … spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
બેપની bepani
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti
ಹರಡಹಚ್ಚಗ haradahacchaga
ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu
ಸಾಪನಳಿಗೆ sapanalige
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
लांडगु landgu
  • Biodiversity in Goa – Flora of Goa (webpage expected to become available after website is entirely overhauled)
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari … spoken in: Uttarakhand
द्विपात dwipat
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name … facebook
മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लांडगु landgu
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
  • Greening Mumbai = Citizen’s Handbook for greening initiatives from balcony gardens to large scale plots
  • The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
karkia tasad, luduludia tasad
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
सम्योजकी samyojaki
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
रूणकारी roonkari
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman … spoken in: JharkhandWest Bengal, Odisha
ᱴᱟᱹᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱹᱯᱱᱤ tandi jhapni
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பொரி கரப்பான் தளை pori karappan thalai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra PradeshTelangana, Puducherry
నేలబరికి nela bariki
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, *Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Diu & Daman, *Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, *Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Lakshadweep islands, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 14:02 07-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:40 09-03-2025 (dd/mm/yyyy) ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/03/zornia-gibbosa-span.html


both Malayalam and English names are correct


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Zornia gibbosa Span. : 9 posts by 1 author. 9 images- 5 to 7 mb each.
Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Date: 14 September 2020
Elevation: 1340 m.
Habit: Wild

October 2020
2 images- very high resolution.


Please help with Nepali name(s) of this plant, if any.


There is no Nepali name yet.


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Malhargad near Pune, MH :: Zornia gibbosa for validation :: ARK2020-094 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)- around 900 kb each.

Seen this Fabaceae plant at Malhargad near Pune in September 2020.
This was identified as Zornia gibbosa on FB.
Requested to kindly validate.

I agree with you ma’am


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Wild Herb for ID : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 21SEP21 : AK – 029: 1 image.
Wild herb seen at the base of Borgad this week (21.9.21)
Very tiny flowers.


Zornia gibbosa


Is it the same I posted a couple of days ago?
Since it is new to me, I couldn’t make out.

Yes, it is. ma’am,


Yes !


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Wild Plant for ID : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 19SEP21 : AK – 024:
Plants seen at the base of Borgad yesterday (19.9.21)


Zornia gibbosa Spanoghe !


You’re right


There is another closely related species i.e. Zornia diphyllawith keys at FoPI.
Pl. check and also post high res. images to see the details.


In most of the images available on searching, the leaves of Zornia diphylla look a bit different.
I could be wrong.


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174 ID wild plant: 10 images.

Please ID wild plant, multiple visits done by me at different times in several days, but only partially opened flowers can be found.  I think this is a weed growing in wheet field, sometimes dry beans found with wheet grains.
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671
Altitude: 1400fsl
Flower date: 18.10.2021, 09.15am
Habitat: wild moisture
Plant habit: creeping, branches, slender weak stem, annual
Height: 08cm
Leaves: alternate, bipartite, leaflet ovate, oblong, apex, size:3×0.7cm, mucous when chewed
Flower: racemose, diameter:03mm, yellow, partially opened, non fragrant
Fruit: circular serrated compressed jointly as beans, green into brown, size:1×0.2cm
Seed: 3 nos.
Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s

Zornia gibbosa Span.


Yes, it is, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,


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Zornia gibbosa Span.: 2 very high res. images.

Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 1695m.
Date: 14 August 2021
Habit : Wild 

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Identification request 16: 2 high res. images.
Habitat: Rocky

Habit: Herb
Key note: Pods small, 3-5 segments & hairy 
Loc: Udaipur Rajasthan
Date: 06/12/2022

Zornia gibbosa.


Yes. From me also.


Yes, appears close as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/06/zornia-gibbosa/


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Fabaceae: Zornia gibbosa Span.: 1 high res. image.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994



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Updated on March 26, 2025

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