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Taxon:  Stylosanthes sympodialis Taub.



Summary
Genus:
Stylosanthes
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
314747
Place of publication:
Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 32:19. 1890
Verified:
03/15/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (15  active, 13  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Ahmed, B. & J. M. Keoghan. 1978. Nitrogen fixation by some forage legumes under West Indian conditions [abstract]. Limitations and potentials for biological nitrogen fixation in the tropics. Basic Life Sciences no. 10. 1978 342-343.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
  4. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  5. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1957. A revision of the genus Stylosanthes. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44:317.
  6. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:249.
  7. 't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 7.
  8. Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter. Flora of the Galapagos islands. 1971
  9. Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 94.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGalapagos Islands 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabi 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTumbes 
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Galapagos Islands, Guayas, Manabi], Peru [Piura, Tumbes]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314747. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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