Stylosanthes fruticosa explained

Stylosanthes fruticosa (syn. Arachis fruticosa), the African stylo, wild lucerne or shrubby pencilflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Cape Verde, sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, and has been introduced to Hawaii.[1] Relished by livestock, it can survive light shade, acid soils and even light frosts. It grows from sea level to on as little as of rain per year.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston . . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 29 September 2021 . Common Names: English; Wild lucerne.
  2. Web site: African stylo (Stylosanthes fruticosa) . Heuzé . V. . Tran . G. . Boval . M. . 16 March 2016 . Feedipedia – Animal Feed Resources Information System . Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO . 29 September 2021 . Common names; ... ladinala, wal-nanu, ... shrubby pencilflower .

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