Zornia
| Zornia | |
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| Zornia villosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Dalbergieae |
| Genus: | Zornia J.F.Gmel. |
| Type species | |
| Zornia bracteata J.F. Gmel.
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| Species | |
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85; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zornia is a cosmopolitan genus of herbs from the legume family Fabaceae. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Adesmia clade of the Dalbergieae. The genus Zornia comprises about 80 species, notable for its pantropical distribution