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Stylosanthes humilis Kunth

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HIGHER TAXON: Aeschynomeneae

GENUS: Stylosanthes Sw.

Stylosanthes humilis Kunth [Preferred name]
    Astyposanthes humilis (Kunth)Herter {Synonym}
    Stylosanthes humilis (Kunth)Hester {Synonym}
    Stylosanthes mucronata sensu White {Misapplied}
    Stylosanthes sundaica Taub. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Townsville Lucerne [2264, 3030]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Burkina (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [237]
  Asia
East Timor (I) [4004]; India (I) [1914, 3027]; Kerala [1914]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Indonesia (N) [261, 3969, 4004]; Bali [3969]; Irian Jaya (N) [261]; Jawa (N) [3969]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [4004]; Malaysia (I) [4004]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [4004]; Philippines (I) [4004]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (U) [1243, 1475, 1645]
  Central America
Belize (U) [1645]; Costa Rica (U) [1367]; El Salvador (U) [1475]; Guatemala (U) [1475, 1645]; Honduras (U) [1475]; Mexico (N) [3348]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1243, 1475]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1243, 1475]; Nicaragua (N) [3348]; Panama (U) [1224, 1243, 1475, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Christmas I (I) [3920]
  North America
United States (N) [3157]; Arizona [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Nauru (I) [2235]
  South America
Brazil (U) [1243, 1277, 1414, 1475, 3348]; Colombia (U) [1243, 1475, 3348]; Venezuela (U) [1243, 1475, 3348]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [261, 1957, 3348, 3898, 3920] ; Illustration [261]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348] ; Habit: Herb [261] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [3030]; Forage [261, 2264]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

8.

  Lock, J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

237.

  Verdcourt, B., 1974
    Kirkia 9:359-556.Hedysareae in the Flora Zambesiaca area.

261.

  Verdcourt, B., 1979
    A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae,PNG

1117.

  Breedlove, D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1188.

  Cowan, C.P., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco

1224.

  D'Arcy, W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1243.

  Dwyer, J.D. et al., 1980
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.67(3):523-818 ...Papilionoideae

1367.

  Janzen, D.H. & Liesner, R., 1980
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica

1475.

  Mohlenbrock, R.H., 1958
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.44(3):299-354 Revision Stylosanthes

1645.

  Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

1880.

  Hnatiuk, R.J., 1990
    Census Australian Vasc. Plants, Bureau Fl. & Fauna, Canberra

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1957.

  Rudd, V.E., 1991
    A Revised Handbook of the Flora of Ceylon 7: 108-381.

2235.

  Fosberg, F.R. et al., 1979
    A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae

2264.

  Parham, J.W., 1972
    Plants of the Fiji Islands

3027.

  Nair, N.C. & Henry, A.N., 1983
    Flora of Tamil Nadu, India Vol.1

3030.

  Ambasta, S.P., 1986
    The useful plants of India

3157.

  Isely, D., 1998
    Native & naturalized Leg.of the USA.Brigham Young Univ.Utah

3348.

  Stevens, W.D., et al., 2001
    Flora de Nicaragua,85(2)...Missouri Bot.Gard.Press

3890.

  Lock, J.M. & Ford, 2004
    Legumes of Malesia: A check-list. RBG Kew.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

3920.

  DuPuy, D.J.& Telford, I.R.H., 1993
    Flora of Austalia 50 Oceanic Islands 2:188-236

3938.

  Keng, H., 1990
    Concise Flora of Singapore. Singapore

3969.

  Mohlenbrock, R.H., 1957
    Stylosanthes

4004.

  Van Meeuwen et al., 1960
    Reinwardtia 5(4):419-456. Prelim.rev.some gen. Mal. Papil.
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