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Taxon:  Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw.



Summary
Genus:
Stylosanthes
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
35878
Place of publication:
Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 10:301. 1789
Verified:
08/14/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
398 (396  active, 322  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. dissitiflora (B. L. Rob. & Seaton) 't Mannetje (0 active accession[s])
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. guianensis (28 active accession[s])
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. intermedia (Vogel) Hassl. (1 active accession[s])
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. longiseta (Micheli) Hassl. (0 active accession[s])
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. marginata Hassl. (3 active accession[s])
Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. var. robusta 't Mannetje (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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  14. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:211.
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Common names
English
stylo –
Transcribed Chinese
gui ya na bi hua dou –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLoja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Loja], Peru
Naturalized ()
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=35878. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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