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Sidebeak pencilflower
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Sidebeak pencilflower

Stylosanthes biflora (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Names

EnglishSidebeak pencilflower
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Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameStylosanthes biflora (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

About this species

Stylosanthes biflora, known by the common names pencil flower, sidebeak pencilflower, and endbeak pencilflower, is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae (legume) family. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is widespread in open areas of native vegetation. It produces yellow-orange flowers in the summer and fall.

This species is highly variable throughout its range, and numerous species had previously been segregated out of it. However, their morphological differences have been found to be so overlapping that the former segregates are now considered the same species.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusStylosanthes

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1859First record
1963Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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