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Taxon:  Stylosanthes humilis Kunth



Summary
Genus:
Stylosanthes
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
35881
Place of publication:
F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 6:395[folio]; 6:506[quarto], t. 594. 1824
Verified:
08/14/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
34 (34  active, 13  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Stylosanthes figueroae Mohlenbr.
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Reference(s)
  1. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  2. Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:315-317. URL: http://www.bgbm.org/bgbmpress/willdenowia.htm
  3. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: mentions
  4. Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:563-564. URL: http://rodriguesia.jbrj.gov.br/
  5. Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Stylosanthes+humilis&quantity=1
  7. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  8. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
  9. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
  10. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  11. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  12. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  13. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  14. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1962. Tribe Hedysareae, Subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae) of Central America and Mexico. SouthW. Naturalist 7:35.
  15. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:258.
  16. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
  17. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  18. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  19. Sousa Costa, N. M. & M. B. Ferreira. 1984. Some Brazilian species of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 34.
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  21. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  22. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  23. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:216. URL: http://proseanet.org
  24. 't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 7. Note: mentions
  25. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes. Note: introduced
  26. Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 85.
  27. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
Townsville stylo –
Townsville-lucerne –
wild lucerne –
French
luzerne de Townsville –
German
Townsvilleluzerne –
Portuguese (Brazil)
alfafinha-do-nordeste –
erva-de-orelha –
Spanish
alfalfa estilosante –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonaCochise Co.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAnzoategui 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaApure 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBarinas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCarabobo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCojedes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuarico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMonagas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaPortuguesa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaZulia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalPapuasiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia n.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (Cochise Co.)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Apure, Bolivar, Zulia, Amazonas, Anzoategui, Aragua, Barinas, Cojedes, Guarico, Monagas, Portuguesa, Carabobo]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia (n.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforagegrazingDuke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Environmentalsoil improver National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future


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