Stylosanthes hamata | |
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Close-up of flower and leaves | |
Habit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Stylosanthes |
Species: | S. hamata |
Binomial name | |
Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub. | |
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Stylosanthes hamata, the Caribbean stylo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the islands of the Caribbean, and nearby areas on the mainland; Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela, and it has been introduced as a forage crop to Florida, Peru, Brazil, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin, India, Thailand, Hainan, and northern Australia. There are diploid and tetraploid cultivars, with the tetraploids being more drought tolerant and more frequently sown for pasture.
References
- ^ "Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Heuzé, V.; Tran, G.; Sauvant, D.; Lebas, F. (20 October 2015). "Caribbean stylo (Stylosanthes hamata)". Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System. Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
Common names; ... verano stylo, ... cheesy toes, lady's fingers, pencil flower, mother segal, Lucy Julia
- Curtis, Mark D.; Manners, John M.; Cameron, Don F. (1995). "Molecular evidence that diploid Stylosanthes humilis and diploid Stylosanthes hamata are progenitors of allotetraploid Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano". Genome. 38 (2): 344–348. doi:10.1139/g95-044. PMID 18470174.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stylosanthes hamata |
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Hedysarum hamatum |
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