Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. Oware 2:29, t. 77. 1810-1811
Verified:
08/14/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Berhaut, J. Flore illustrée du Senegal. 1971-
- Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames. 1984
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
- Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
- Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:247.
- Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1965. Hedysareae, subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae), in Africa and Madagascar. J. S. African Bot. 31:97.
- Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
- 't Mannetje, L. 1969. Rhizobium affinities and phenetic relationships within the genus Stylosanthes. Austral. J. Bot. 17:553-564.
- 't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 7.
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
- Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 94.
Common names
English
Nigerian stylo –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Kenya | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | Zanzibar | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Angola | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Cote D'Ivoire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Liberia | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Sierra Leone | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya, Tanzania [Zanzibar]
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zaire
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | fodder | | Lock, J. M. Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989 |
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=35874.
Accessed 18 July 2025.