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Taxon: Stylosanthes viscosa (L.) Sw.

Genus: Stylosanthes
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Dalbergieae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 35890
Place of publication: Prodr. 108. 1788
Comment: both elements included by Swartz under his species and by Linnaeus under his Hedysarum hamatum β. were also included under H. hamatum var. viscosa L., so a new combination can be assumed under Vienna ICBN Art. 33.3
Name verified on: 28-Oct-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 29-May-2007
Species priority site is: Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, Griffin, GA (S9).
Accessions: 5 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Economic importance:

  • Gene sources: potential gene source for stylo   (fide R. J. Williams et al., 1984)
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Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas [s.]
    Northern Mexico: Mexico - Baja Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas [s.]
    Southern Mexico: Mexico - Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: Cuba; Dominican Republic; Jamaica
    Mesoamerica: Belize; Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
    Northern South America: French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
    Brazil: Brazil
    Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia
    Southern South America: Argentina - Chaco; Paraguay

References:

  • 't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 7. [mentions; lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85.
  • Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. [mentions].
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  • Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Liogier, A. H. 1981–. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  • McVaugh, R. 1983–. Flora Novo-Galiciana. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1957. A revision of the genus Stylosanthes. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44:341. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1962. Tribe Hedysareae, Subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae) of Central America and Mexico. SouthW. Naturalist 7:35.
  • Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:258.
  • Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1965. Hedysareae, subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae), in Africa and Madagascar. J. S. African Bot. 31:99.
  • Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932–. Flora of Suriname. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
  • Sousa Costa, N. M. & M. B. Ferreira. 1984. Some Brazilian species of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 34. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946–1976. Flora of Guatemala. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  • Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
  • Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24.
  • Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
  • Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 84. [lists as S. viscosa Sw.].
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama.
  • Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999
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Images or nodulation data:

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