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Stylosanthes viscosa

(L.) Sw. (1788)

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

USES

  • Yes

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 108 (1788)

Other References

Herbst et al. 2004:7 (NEWNAT/O, WM, KEY); Pratt & Bio 2012:77 (H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stylosanthes viscosa Pupukea-Paumalu, Koolauloa, Koolau Mts open sunny sites with Andropogon virginicus, Schinus, Waltheria or Hyparrhenia Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 3741 Oahu BISH 1987-12-05
2 Stylosanthes viscosa Hawai'i Volcanoes Nat'l Park, Crater Rim Road between Keanakako'i and Chain of Craters intersection, Ka'u District. Disturbed area on roadside through montane wet Metrosideros polvmorpha forest. Preserved_Specimen Low shrub with red-streaked yellow fls and tiny frt. Pratt, L.W. 3766 Hawaii BISH 2011-05-18
3 Stylosanthes viscosa Waihee, on side of ridge With Acacia koa, Dillenia suffruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Pittosporum pentandrum, Pityrogramma austroamericana, Arundina graminifolia, Andropogon virginicus, Paspalum scorbiculatum Preserved_Specimen small legume 10: tall. Kennedy, B. 20071 Oahu BISH 2007-03-01
4 Stylosanthes viscosa Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Ka'u District. Low shrub growing on fenceline adjacent to Kapapala Ranch, in Metrosideros scrub. Preserved_Specimen Flowers yellow, dry, and brown; no fruit. Pratt, L.W. 2774 Hawaii BISH 1994-05-31
5 Stylosanthes viscosa W Maui, Papanalahoa, on makai (=seaward) side of road Preserved_Specimen Small herb. Starr, F. 1291 Maui BISH 2000-01-29
6 Stylosanthes viscosa Northern West Maui, Anakaluahine Gulch below Honoapiilani Hwy. Preserved_Specimen Dense subshrubs 20 cm tall, spreading. Plants hispid, viscid; flowers papilionaceous, yellow; leaves oval to broad-oval. Hobdy, R.W. 4299 Maui BISH 2008-08-15
7 Stylosanthes viscosa W Maui, Wailuku District, Papanalahoa On side of rd. Associated vegetation: Christmas berry, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cocklebur. Preserved_Specimen Erect, perennial herb, 1-2dm ht; flowers fabacious, yellow < 1cm; foliage sticky, grn, lvs 1-2cm length, elliptic, slight pubescence. Starr, F. 4291 Maui BISH 2000-04-29
8 Stylosanthes viscosa West Maui, Wailuku Distr., Kahakuloa, Poelua Bay Along highway near Kahakuloa GMA/Poelua Hunter Creek Station. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 109904 Maui BISH 1999-10-07
9 Stylosanthes viscosa Honouliuli access road mauka of Kunia farm lots Plants scattered along roadside in full sun dry area. Tough perennial flowering in drought and persisting in area frequented by cars and herbicide sprays. Dry full sun. Associates; Bidens album, Schinus terebinthifolia, Megathyrsus maximus, Tridax sp., Eragrostis sp. Preserved_Specimen Glandular stickiness along entire plant. Arthur, K. 176 Oahu BISH 2025-09-08
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