Centrosema pubescens: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Centrosema
- Species
- Centrosema pubescens
- Scientific Name
- Centrosema pubescens
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Centrosema pubescens
Centrosema pubescens, common name centro or butterfly pea, is a legume in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, and tribe Phaseolae. It is native to Central and South America and cultivated in other tropical areas as a forage for livestock.
Although, this species has hitherto almost exclusively been referred to as Centrosema pubescens, its correct name is Centrosema molle. The former C. schiedeanum (incl. the released cultivar Belalto centro) is now C. pubescens.
...Centrosema pubescens in languages:
- Chinese
- 山珠豆
- English
- Sentro
- Japanese
- ムラサキチョウマメモドキ
- Thai
- ถั่วลาย
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Centrosema acutifolium
- Centrosema angustifolium
- Centrosema arenarium
- Centrosema arenicola
- Centrosema bellum
- Centrosema bifidum
- Centrosema bracteosum
- Centrosema brasilianum
- Centrosema capitatum
- Centrosema carajasense
- Centrosema coriaceum
- Centrosema dasyanthum
- Centrosema fasciculatum
- Centrosema grandiflorum
- Centrosema grazielae
- Centrosema heteroneurum
- Centrosema jaraguaense
- Centrosema kermesi
- Centrosema latidens
- Centrosema lucia-helenae
- Centrosema macranthum
- Centrosema macrocarpum
- Centrosema molle
- Centrosema pascuorum
- Centrosema platycarpum
- Centrosema plumieri
- Centrosema pubescens
- Centrosema rotundifolium
- Centrosema sagittatum
- Centrosema schottii
- Centrosema tapirapoanense
- Centrosema teresae
- Centrosema tetragonolobum
- Centrosema triquetrum
- Centrosema unifoliatum
- Centrosema variifolium
- Centrosema venosum
- Centrosema vetulum
- Centrosema vexillatum
- Centrosema virginianum































































































































































