Taxon: Stylosanthes viscosa (L.) Sw.

Summary

Genus:

Stylosanthes

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

35890

Place of publication:

Prodr. 108. 1788

Protologue link:

https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376827

Comment:

both elements included by Swartz under his species and by Linnaeus under his Hedysarum hamatum β. were also included under H. hamatum var. viscosa L., so a new combination can be assumed under Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.4

Verified:

02/06/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

6 (5 active, 5 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Hedysarum hamatum L. var. viscosum L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Stylosanthes glutinosa Kunth
Stylosanthes prostrata M. E. Jones

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: mentions
Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1957. A revision of the genus Stylosanthes. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44:341. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1962. Tribe Hedysareae, Subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae) of Central America and Mexico. SouthW. Naturalist 7:35.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1963. Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Rhodora 65:258.
Mohlenbrock, R. H. 1965. Hedysareae, subtribe Stylosanthinae (Leguminosae), in Africa and Madagascar. J. S. African Bot. 31:99.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Sousa Costa, N. M. & M. B. Ferreira. 1984. Some Brazilian species of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 34. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
't Mannetje, L. 1984. Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 7. Note: mentions; lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017. Note: an endemic
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	s.	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	s.	Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul		Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo		Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Anzoátegui		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Barinas		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcón		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Mérida		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Monagas		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Nueva Esparta		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Sucre		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Trujillo		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Zulia		Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Chaco		Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas (s.), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela [Bolívar, Mérida, Zulia, Anzoátegui, Barinas, Falcón, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Trujillo]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Chaco], Paraguay

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
Calles, T. & R. Schultze-Kraft. 2010. Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela. Willdenowia 40:317-319.
Costa, L. C. da et al. 2008. Estudo taxonômico de Stylosanthes (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae–Dalbergieae) em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Rodriguésia 59:570-571.
Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Turner, B. L. et al. 2003. Atlas of the vascular plants of Texas. Sida Botanical Miscellany no. 24
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:559-902. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017. Note: an endemic
Williams, R. J. et al. 1984. Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. In: Stace, H. M. & L. A. Edye, eds., The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes 84, 97. Note: lists as Stylosanthes viscosa Sw.
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=35890. Accessed 17 April 2026.