This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
common stylo.
Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Leguminosae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Naturalised plants in Australia referable to the typical variety (Austrobaileya 3(2): 1990).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 5 Fraser Coast localities: Sunshine Acres, Walkers Point, Burrum Town, Aldershot, Susan River.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
