Fabaceae

Shrubby pencilflower

Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Stylosanthes

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Shrubby pencilflower: Hamata Stylosanthes fruticosa syn. Stylosanthes mucronata in Hyderabad, India. — Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bambara: Sekufali
dag: Mamoŋmakpam
English: Shrubby pencilflower

Synonyms

Arachis fruticosa Retz.
Hedysarum hamatum Burm.f.
Stylosanthes aprica Span.
Stylosanthes bojeri Vogel
Stylosanthes flavicans Baker
Stylosanthes mucronata Willd.
Stylosanthes setosa Harv.
Stylosanthes suborbicularis Chiov.
Stylosanthes suborbiculata Chiov.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.