Stylosanthes hippocampoides

Mohlenbr. (1957)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Molokai Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44: 339 (1957)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Stylosanthes hippocampoides USDA Plant Materials Center; dryland grass and legume trial; field 7B; row 3; plot 5; HA-4297; source: A. Yates; Australia Preserved_Specimen Low-growing spreading mat; 6-12' tall; stems flexible w/tan hairs; lvs yellow-green; flrs yellow-green, pealike, flowering abundantly both terminal and axillary; pod tan, bristly. Evans, M. 112 Molokai BISH 1990-07-13