zarzabacoa de dos hojas

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• zarzabacoa de dos hojas

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Zornia diphylla var. zeylonensis
• Zornia diphylla var. conjugata
• Hedysarum diphyllum
• Zornia glabella
• Zornia ceylanica
• Zornia nuda
• Zornia zeylonensis
• Zornia conjugata
• Hedysarum conjugatum

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta within the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, it is specifically situated in the family Fabaceae. Finally, it is categorized under the genus Zornia and carries the species name diphylia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range spanning across multiple continents and climates. In West-Central Tropical Africa, its presence is noted specifically within the Central African Republic. Moving toward East Asia, the species can be found throughout South-Central China. Its distribution also extends significantly into the Indian Subcontinent, covering regions in Bangladesh and India. Additionally, the plant is documented as growing within the borders of Sri Lanka.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Zornia diphylla is defined by its significant adaptability to diverse altitudinal gradients, allowing it to colonize a broad spectrum of landscapes. This species thrives across a vast vertical distribution, ranging from low-lying areas at an elevation of 65 m AMSL to high-altitude environments reaching a maximum of 2475 m AMSL. This extensive elevational range suggests that the plant is capable of navigating varying thermal regimes, atmospheric pressures, and moisture levels, making it a resilient component of its respective ecosystems from subtropical foothills to montane zones.

Elevational range max:

2475 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

65 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Zornia diphylia is characterized by an annual lifecycle, meaning the plant completes its entire biological progression—from seed germination to flowering and seed production—within a single growing season. Following the onset of favorable environmental conditions, the plant emerges and undergoes rapid vegetative growth to establish its structural framework. As the season progresses, it transitions into a reproductive phase, dedicating its energy to the development of inflorescences and the eventual maturation of seeds. Once the reproductive cycle is finalized and the seeds are dispersed, the individual plant dies, leaving the next generation to depend on the stored seed bank to initiate the cycle anew in the subsequent season.

Lifecycle :

annual

Morphology

The morphology of Zornia diphylla is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody herb, functioning as a self-supporting plant that does not exhibit climbing tendencies such as being a liana or vine. It is categorized as an independent organism, lacking any parasitic nature, and maintains a strictly terrestrial existence rather than being aquatic, semiaquatic, or an epiphyte. As a terrestrial herb, its structure is defined by its non-woody composition, lacking the lignified tissues found in shrubs or trees, and it grows directly within soil substrates without requiring host support.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

herb

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Zornia diphylla has 29 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Lectin, Lupanine, alpha-Isolupanine, lysine, 13-Hydroxylupanine.

Lectin

1. The British journal of nutrition
2. The Journal of nutrition

Lupanine

1. Journal of chromatography
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

alpha-Isolupanine

1. Journal of chromatography
2. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

lysine

1. Archiv fur Tierernahrung
2. The Journal of nutrition

13-Hydroxylupanine

1. Journal of chromatography

13alpha-Hydroxylupanine

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

13alpha-tigloyloxylupanine

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

17-Oxolupanine

1. Journal of environmental pathology and toxicology

ANAGYRINE

1. Journal of environmental pathology and toxicology

Angustifoline

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

Activities

Zornia diphylla has 1 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Hemolytic.

Hemolytic

1. Phytochemistry

Conditions

Zornia diphylla has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include gastrointestinal disorders.

Gastrointestinal disorders

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Preparations

Zornia diphylla has 4 reported preparations identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include cell-free extracts, legume nodules, untreated lupin kernel, whole and dehulled seeds and testa.

Cell-free extracts

1. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

Legume nodules

1. Plant molecular biology

Untreated lupin kernel

1. British poultry science

Whole and dehulled seeds and testa

1. Annals of nutrition & metabolism