Pencil flower vs Viscid pencil-flower

Stylosanthes guianensis compared with Stylosanthes viscosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pencil flower	Viscid pencil-flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Stylosanthes	Stylosanthes
Species	Stylosanthes guianensis	Stylosanthes viscosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Pencil flower and Viscid pencil-flower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stylosanthes.

Conservation Status

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Viscid pencil-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pencil flower	Viscid pencil-flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Viscid pencil-flower

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇺🇸 United States