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Stylosanthes scabra

Vogel (1838)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Stylosanthes

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Uses and Culture

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  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Linnaea 12: 69 (1838)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:708 (K, O, Mo, L [as S. fruticosa]); Herbst et al. 2004:7 (S. fruticosa misapplied = S. scabra, remove K [re-IDed as S. guianensis var. guianensis], add EM, KEY); Kennedy et al. 2010:21 (H); Frohlich & Lau 2012:39 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stylosanthes scabra Mount Kaala, Waianae Mts., Oahu, Hawaii Growing in a pull-off area on left of road on the way up the mountain. Preserved_Specimen Upright subshrub, small yellow pea-like flowers. Crago, L.M. 2005237 Oahu BISH 2005-11-22
2 Stylosanthes scabra USDA Plant Materials Center; dryland grass & legume trial, field 7B, row 3, plot 6, HA-4293 Preserved_Specimen Dense shrub 4.5' tall; stems green w/red pubescence, older stems not pubescent; lvs medium green above, silvery pubescent below: flws yellow to pink, clustered; pod tan, bristly. No disease or insect problems seen. Evans, M. 113 Molokai BISH 1990-07-13
3 Stylosanthes scabra East Maui, Makawao District, Hamakuapoko Preserved_Specimen Plants to 1m tall; flowers yellow. Oppenheimer, H.L. 50209 Maui BISH 2002-05-04
4 Stylosanthes scabra Mahana, Keomuku Road Preserved_Specimen stiff, upright shrub 2-3 high. Flowers yellow-orange Nagata, K.M. 3475 Lanai BISH 1986-04-12
5 Stylosanthes scabra Kau, Kamehame, Ninole ahup; ca. 100-200 m mauka of shore line on The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii lands. Preserved_Specimen Warshauer, F.R. 5163 Hawaii BISH 2001-04-24
6 Stylosanthes scabra Waiahewahewa Gulch gulch bottom Preserved_Specimen Pekelo Jr., N. 24 Molokai BISH 1973-02-09
7 Stylosanthes scabra Koloa District, Ala Kalanikaumaka Rd. ca. 100 m from junction with Koloa Rd. Ruderal vegetation with Desmodium, Panicum, Chamaecrista and Stylosanthes. Preserved_Specimen Woody herb to 3 ft; leaves red-green above, grey-green below; corolla: keel yellow, standard yellow fading white. Flynn, T.W. 7438 Kauai BISH 2009-03-26
8 Stylosanthes scabra Palawai basin just S of city. side of dirt road, sunny, dry. Uncommon, about 10 plants in area. Scattered, small populations seen widely across the island, but never forming large stands Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 3204 Lanai BISH 2023-06-23
9 Stylosanthes scabra Kau District, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at end of jeep road to Komoolaii. Growing on pahoehoe substrate in vegetation of scattered Metrosideros polymorpha and alien grasses. Preserved_Specimen Shrub. Flowers pale yellow; no fruit. Pratt, L.W. 2824 Hawaii BISH 1994-10-13
10 Stylosanthes scabra Lagoon Rd. near the Honolulu airport, end of road Along road Preserved_Specimen Decumbent, rather common along Lagoon road, flowers yellow. Fruit without any awn or spine. Flowers yellow Faccenda, K. 3018 Oahu BISH 2023-01-20
11 Stylosanthes scabra Koloa District. Lawai motocross treack area below one of the zip line towers on a overgrown four-wheel-drive road. Fallow Cane Fields, Megathysus-Psidium cattleyanum Dominant with Psidium cattleyanum, Megathyrus maximus, Melastoma malabathricum, Spermacoce, Elephantopus mollis, Pandanus, Chamaecrista nictitans, Polygala paniculata. Preserved_Specimen Shrub up to 5 feet tall Leaves are folded upward, medium green, underside glaucous green, flowers yellow, hairs on leaves and stems, bark rich brown with white lenticels. Tangalin, N. 5170 Kauai BISH 2021-04-19
12 Stylosanthes scabra along road to summit of Mt. Kaala, between 2 locked gates pastures Preserved_Specimen flowers yellow Char, W.P. 34 Oahu BISH 1985-09-20
13 Stylosanthes scabra Koloa District In dirt parking area next to Alexander Reservior. Roadside Melinis minutiflora, weedy grasses Preserved_Specimen Upright subshrub. Lvs scratchy, folded upward, stiff. Top of leaf dk. green w / darker midrib, bottom w/ silver lateral veins, med-green between veins. Flowers yellow Tangalin, N. 2960 Kauai BISH 2012-02-02
14 Stylosanthes scabra Waiahewahewa Gulch gulch bottom Preserved_Specimen Pekelo Jr., N. Molokai BISH 1973-02-09
15 Stylosanthes scabra Makaleha. Ahupuaa of Kamananui. Norther Waianae mountains. Growing along side of FAA road in area infested with Psidium cattleianum and Schinus terebinthifolius. Also growing with Dodonaea viscosa and leptecophylla temeiameiae. Preserved_Specimen Skinny roadside weed. Erect, with small yellow flowers. Beak of fruit J shaped. Thomas, M.K. 1134 Oahu BISH 2025-06-12
16 Stylosanthes scabra Koloa. Near roadside, south of Alexander Reservoir (north of Kalaheao). Forming dense patches in an open disturbed field. Preserved_Specimen Upright shrub, approximately 1 meter tall; leaf tip mostly angled upwards, expecially on younger leaves; very hairy and sticky to touch; flowers small, petals yellow and becoming reddish towards the center; fruits with a consipicuous curved beak. ID according to L. Mannetje (1984); style > 0.5 mm. long. Brock, K. 805 Kauai BISH 2016-04-21
17 Stylosanthes scabra Pahole NAR along Mokuleia trail. Growing on trailside in mesic dry forest dominated by Toona ciliata, Psidium cattleianum, and Schinus terebinthifolius. Preserved_Specimen Fruit weakly beaked, and with a single segment. Flowers small and yellow. Plants up to 1 m tall. Thomas, M.K. 634 Oahu BISH 2024-02-29
18 Stylosanthes scabra Kakaalani, near Koele, along Keomuku road shoulder Preserved_Specimen in clumps; 0.6-0.9 m tall Hobdy, R.W. 2879 Lanai BISH 1987-06-13
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