Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela

Teodardo Calles; Rainer Schultze-Kraft

doi:10.3372/wi.40.40211

How to translate text using browser tools

9 December 2010 Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela

Teodardo Calles, Rainer Schultze-Kraft

Author Affiliations +

Willdenowia, 40(2):305 (2010). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.40.40211

Abstract

Stylosanthes is a predominantly New World genus of economic importance. After Brazil, Venezuela has the second highest Stylosanthes species richness. However, knowledge about the geographic distribution of most Stylosanthes species in Venezuela is scarce or not documented at all, and there has been no updated taxonomic revision of the genus. For the present revision, about 1000 herbarium specimens from 35 herbaria were examined, including 103 type specimens. Stylosanthes has a wide natural distribution in Venezuela and eleven species occur in the country: S. angustifolia, S. capitata, S. falconensis, S. gracilis, S. guianensis, S. hamata, S. humilis, S. scabra, S. sericeiceps, S. venezuelensis and S. viscosa, three of them being endemic. The present study clarifies the taxonomy of Stylosanthes in Venezuela and provides illustrations and a key to identify the species.

See the PDF.

References

1.

F. Aublet 1775: Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise. — Paris (reprint Vaduz: J. Cramer). Google Scholar

2.

G. Bentham 1859: Stylosanthes Sw. — Pp. 88–93 in: Martius C. F. P. von (ed.), Flora brasiliensis 15(1). — Munich & Leipzig: F. Fleischer. Google Scholar

3.

S. F. Blake 1920: Nine new plants of the genus Stylosanthes. — Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 33(9): 45–53. Google Scholar

4.

S. F. Blake 1924: New plants from Venezuela. — Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 20(13): 519–542. Google Scholar

5.

N. L. Britton & H. N. Brown 1913: An illustrated flora of the northern United States and Canada, ed. 2, 2. — New York: C. Scribner's Sons. Google Scholar

6.

A. Burkart 1939: Stylosanthes Sw. — Darwiniana 3: 232–259. Google Scholar

7.

T. Calles & R. Schultze-Kraft 2009: A new Venezuelan species of Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Dalbergieae). — Acta Bot. Venez. 32: 153– 157. Google Scholar

8.

T. Calles & R. Schultze-Kraft 2010a: Stylosanthes falconensis (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Dalbergieae), a new species endemic to Venezuela. — Kew Bull. 65: 73–76. [ CrossRef ] Google Scholar

9.

T. Calles & R. Schultze-Kraft 2010b: Re-establishment of Stylosanthes gracilis (Leguminosae) at species level. — Kew Bull. 65: 233–240. [ CrossRef ] Google Scholar

10.

S. Chakraborty (ed.) 2004: High-yielding anthracnoseresistant Stylosanthes for agricultural systems. — Canberra: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Google Scholar

11.

N. M. S. Costa & M. B. Ferreira 1984: Some Brazilian species of Stylosanthes. — Pp. 53–101 in: H. M. Stace & L. A. Edye (ed.). The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. —Sydney: Academic Press. Google Scholar

12.

G. Don 1832: A general system of gardening and botany 2. — London: J. G. & F. Rivington & al. Google Scholar

13.

L. J. Dorr , G. E. Pilz & J. Boggan 2009: The transfer of types from the Escuela Agrícola Panamericana to the U.S. National Herbarium in 1956 by Louis O. Williams. — Taxon 58: 993–1001. Google Scholar

14.

M. B. Ferreira & N. M. S. Costa 1979: O gěnero Stylosanthes Sw. no Brasil. — Belo Horizonte: Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas Gerais. Google Scholar

15.

A. J. Flores & R. Schultze-Kraft 1994: Recolección de recursos genéticos de leguminosas tropicales en Venezuela. — Agron. Trop. 44: 357–371. Google Scholar

16.

O. Guenni , T. Calles , J. L. Gil , J. Fariñas , I. Rodríguez , F. Espinoza , D. Sanabria & R. Schultze-Kraft 2006: Collecting native forage legume (Centrosema, Stylosanthes and Desmodium) germplasm in Venezuela. — Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 148: 38–43. Google Scholar

17.

W. Herter 1943: Plantae uruguayenses novae vel criticae. — Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 209–210. Google Scholar

18.

O. Hokche , P. E. Berry & O. Huber 2008: Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela. — Caracas: Fundación Inst. Bot. Venezuela Dr T. Lasser. Google Scholar

19.

A. Humboldt , A. Bonpland & C. S. Kunth 1823: Nova genera et species plantarum, quarto ed., 6. — Paris: Librairie Greque Latine Allemande. Google Scholar

20.

J. H. Kirkbride & M. C. Kirkbride 1987: Typification of Stylosanthes (Leguminosae) and its sections. — Taxon 36: 455–458. [ CrossRef ] Google Scholar

21.

B. B. Klitgaard & M. Lavin 2005: Tribe Dalbergieae sens. lat. — Pp. 307–335 in: G. Lewis , B. Schrire , B. Mackinder & M. Lock (ed.), Legumes of the world. — Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Google Scholar

22.

A. Krapovickas & W. C. Gregory 1994:Taxonomía del género Arachis (Leguminosae). — Bonplandia 8: 1–186. Google Scholar

23.

C. Linnaeus 1753: Species plantarum. — Stockholm: L. Salvins. Google Scholar

24.

C. Linnaeus 1759: Systema naturae, ed. 10, 2. — Stockholm: L. Salvins. Google Scholar

25.

L. 't Mannetje 1977: A revision of varieties of Stylosanthes guianensis (Aubl.) Sw. — Austral. J. Bot. 25: 347–362. [ CrossRef ] Google Scholar

26.

L. 't Mannetje 1984: Considerations on the taxonomy of the genus Stylosanthes. — Pp. 1–21 in: H. M. Stace & L. A. Edye (ed.), The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. — Sydney: Academic Press. Google Scholar

27.

J. McNeill , F. R. Barrie , H. M. Burdet , V. Demoulin , D. L. Hawksworth , K. Marhold , D. H. Nicolson , J. Prado , P. C. Silva , J. E. Skog , J. H. Wiersema & N. J. Turland 2006: International code of botanical nomenclature (Vienna Code). — Regnum Veg. 146. Google Scholar

28.

R. H. Mohlenbrock 1957: A revision of the genus Stylosanthes. — Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 44: 299–355. [ CrossRef ] Google Scholar

29.

R. H. Mohlenbrock 1963: Further considerations in Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). — Rhodora 65: 245–258. Google Scholar

30.

H. P. Nooteboom 1961 [“1960”]: Stylosanthes Swartz. — Pp. 446–450 in: M. S. van Meeuwen , H. P. Nooteboom & C. G. G. J. van Steenis (ed.). Preliminary revisions of some genera of Malaysian Papilionaceae I. — Reinwardtia 5: 419–456. Google Scholar

31.

H. Pittier 1944: Leguminosas de Venezuela. I. Papilionáceas. — Caracas: Editorial Elite. Google Scholar

32.

R. Schomburgk 1849 [“1848”]: Reisen in British-Guiana in den Jahren 1840–1844, 3. Versuch einer Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana. — Leipzig: J. J. Weber. Google Scholar

33.

P. C. Standley & L. O. Williams 1950: Plantae centraliamericanae, I. — Ceiba 1(3): 141–170. Google Scholar

34.

O. Swartz 1788: Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromus. — Stockholm (reprint Weinheim: J. Cramer). Google Scholar

35.

O. Swartz 1789: Stylosanthes. — Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 10: 295–303. Google Scholar

36.

P. Taubert 1890: Monographie der Gattung Stylosanthes. — Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 32(1): 1–33. Google Scholar

37.

B. Thiers 2008+ [continuously updated]: Index herbariorum: a global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. — New York Botanical Garden: published at http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/. Google Scholar

38.

M. Thulin 1993: Flora of Somalia 1. — Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens. Google Scholar

39.

T. Vogel 1838: De Hedysareis Brasiliae. — Linnaea 12: 50–111. Google Scholar

40.

C. L. Willdenow 1802: Species plantarum 3(2). — Berlin: G. C. Nauk. Google Scholar

41.

R. J. Williams , R. Reid , R. Schultze-Kraft , N. M. S. Costa & B. D. Thomas 1984: Natural distribution of Stylosanthes. — Pp. 73–101 in: H. M. Stace & L. A. Edye (ed.), The biology and agronomy of Stylosanthes. —Sydney: Academic Press. Google Scholar

Citation Download Citation

Teodardo Calles and Rainer Schultze-Kraft "Stylosanthes (Leguminosae, Dalbergieae) of Venezuela," Willdenowia 40(2), 305-, (9 December 2010). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.40.40211

Published: 9 December 2010

JOURNAL ARTICLE
PAGES

DOWNLOAD PAPER + SAVE TO MY LIBRARY