Stylosanthes viscosa (L.) Sw. belongs to the Fabaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Stylosanthes, W. D. Stevens 31329--Paraguay. Edo. Cordillera. Tobati. 23 Mar 2011. 350 (15).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Stylosanthes
Specific Epithet
viscosa
Authorship
(L.) Sw.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#224,265 of 335,497
Top 67%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Paraguay, Cordillera
-25.294444, -57.096667
Location Remarks
Cerro Tobatí, trail from Capilla Virgen de Fátima; weathered sandstone domes with shrubby vegetation in cracks and crevices. 211 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Densely clumped, suffrutescent, ascending, flowers yellow.
