Stylosanthes guianensis(Aubl.) Sw.

WFO wfo-0000176386 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by 葉子
fig. a 葉子, CC0 1.0 / 2022-01-04 / obs. 178013709
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial
fig. b Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 10929991
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by Andrés Ramírez-Barrera
fig. c Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 54201347
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by 葉子
fig. d 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178013688
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by 葉子
fig. e 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178013706
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by 葉子
fig. f 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178013699
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by Aravinth
fig. g Aravinth, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 63993306
Stylosanthes guianensis, photographed by Siddarth Machado
fig. h Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 41060486

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Stylosanthes guianensis is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuela
Native distribution of Stylosanthes guianensis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Suriname SUR
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Astyposanthes gracilis (Kunth) Herter
  • Astyposanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Herter
  • Astyposanthes subviscosa (Benth.) Herter
  • Stylosanthes acuminata M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
  • Stylosanthes aurea M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
  • Stylosanthes biflora var. guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Stylosanthes dissitiflora B.L.Rob. & Seaton
  • Stylosanthes eciliata S.F.Blake
  • Stylosanthes gracilis Kunth
  • Stylosanthes gracilis var. subviscosa (Benth.) Burkart
  • Stylosanthes gracilis var. vulgaris Burkart
  • Stylosanthes grandifolia M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
  • Stylosanthes guianensis f. viscosissima Hassl.
  • Stylosanthes guianensis subsp. anomala Hassl.
  • Stylosanthes guianensis var. dissitiflora (B.L.Rob. & Seaton) 't Mannetje
  • Stylosanthes guianensis var. marginata Hassl.
  • Stylosanthes guianensis var. robusta 't Mannetje
  • Stylosanthes guianensis var. subviscosa Benth.
  • Stylosanthes guianensis var. vulgaris M.B.Ferreira & Sousa Costa
  • Stylosanthes guineensis G.Don
  • Stylosanthes juncea f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl.
  • Stylosanthes purpurata S.F.Blake
  • Stylosanthes surinamensis Miq.
  • Stylosanthes virgata Mart. ex Colla

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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