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Genus:
Stylosanthes Life
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> Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
About 25 species, native to tropical and subtropical regions, with one
species, Stylosanthes fruticosa,
occurring in southern Africa, and a further three species from Central and South
America that are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Stylosanthes guyanensis
Native from Mexico to Argentina. |
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Stylosanthes humilis
Native from Mexico to Brazil. |
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Stylosanthes montevidensis
Native El Salvador to Argentina. |
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Publications
- Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of
Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.
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