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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 5 Fraser Coast localities: Aldershot, Burrum Town, Sunshine Acres, Susan River, Walkers Point.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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