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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:
124 (123  active, 117  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (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. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85. 2000
  2. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. 1982
  3. Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  6. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  7. Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
  8. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. 1989
  9. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  10. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
  11. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  12. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1962. Tribe Hedysareae, Subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae) of Central America and Mexico. SouthW. Naturalist 7:35.
  13. Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:258.
  14. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  15. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  16. Sandmann, W. P. L. 1970. Results of formal greenhouse tests (1963-1969) of strains of Rhizobium and information about some other trials. Rhodesian Ministry of Agriculture, Government Printer. 39494-221. 56 pp.
  17. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
  18. Sousa Costa, N. M. & M. B. Ferreira. 1984. Some Brazilian species of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 34.
  19. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  20. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
  21. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
  22. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:216.
  23. 't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 7.
  24. Verdcourt, B. A manual of New Guinea legumes. 1979
  25. Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. 1984 85.
  26. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
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 MexicoMexicoMexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Veracruz]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Duke, J. A. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance. 1981
Environmentalsoil improver National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
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=35881. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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