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Stylosanthes hamata

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Stylosanthes hamata, the Caribbean stylo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the islands of the Caribbean, and nearby areas on the mainland; Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Venezuela, and it has been introduced as a forage crop to Florida, Peru, Brazil, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin, India, Thailand, Hainan, and northern Australia. There are diploid and tetraploid cultivars, with the tetraploids being more drought tolerant and more frequently sown for pasture.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Stylosanthes hamata
Slug
stylosanthes-hamata
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Stylosanthes
Species
hamata
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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