Clearing confusion in <i>Stylosanthes</i> taxonomy. 2. <i>S. macrocephala</i> M.B. Ferreira & Sousa Costa vs. <i>S. capitata</i> Vogel and <i>S. bracteata</i> Vogel

Stylosanthes macrocephala was described as a new species in 1977 and has become an economically important pasture legume. It has recently been claimed to be conspecific with S. capitata, also an economically important species. This paper refutes this synonymization and summarizes morphological descr...

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Main Authors: Rainer Schultze-Kraft, Bruce G. Cook, Arsenio Ciprián
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical 2020-09-01
Series:Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
Online Access:https://www.tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/806