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Centrosema pubescens Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Centrosema (DC.)Benth.

Centrosema pubescens Benth. [Preferred name]
    Bradburya pubescens (Benth.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Centrosema ferrugineum A.Rich. {Synonym}
    Centrosema intermedium A.Rich. {Synonym}
    Centrosema salzmannii Benth. {Synonym}
    Centrosema virginianum (L.)Benth., p.p. {Synonym}
    Clitoria schiedeana Schltdl. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bejuco De Chivo [1409]; Bejuco De Juventud [2157]; Butterfly Pea [1430, 1915]; Campanilla [1222]; Caracucha [1222]; Centro [1919, 1941, 2264]; Centrosema Petite Feuille [1941]; Choncho [1645]; Choreque De Culebra [1645]; Choreque Negro [1645]; Chorque [1645]; Conchitas [2157]; Cowitch [1790]; Cunha [1070]; Fleur Languette [2157]; Flor De Conchitas [1430]; Flor De Pito [1430]; Flor De Pito Blanco [1430]; Frijol Cuchillo [1645]; Jequirana [1070]; Jetirana [1070]; Patinho [1070]; Pois Batard [1290]; Pois Hallier [1290]; Pois Razier [1290]; Pois Sauvage [1290]; Pois-pois Marron [1290]; Snake Plant [1790]; Tuche [1645]; Vaillant Garcon [2157]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [216]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Equatorial Guinea (I) [8]; Gabon (I) [8]; Ghana (I) [212]; Guinea (I) [8]; Guinea Bissau (I) [224]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [210]; Liberia (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [217]; Sierra Leone (I) [212]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Togo (I) [212]; Uganda (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [230]; Zambia (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
China (I) [1179, 3425]; Guangdong [3425]; Jiangsu [3425]; Yunnan [3425]; Hainan (I) [3425]; India (I) [1914, 2925, 3027, 3096, 3099, 3119, 3376, 3380]; Karnataka [3096]; Kerala [3380]; Maharashtra [3099]; Meghalaya [2925]; Orissa [3376]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; West Bengal [3119]; Indonesia (I) [1969]; Irian Jaya (I) [261]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957, 3705]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 3425]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (U) [1790]; Cuba (U) [1409]; Dominica (U) [2136]; Dominican Republic (N) [2157]; Grenada (U) [1790]; Guadeloupe (U) [1790]; Haiti (N) [2157]; Jamaica (U) [1056]; Martinique (U) [1790]; St Lucia (U) [1790]; St Vincent (U) [1790]; Trinidad & Tobago (U) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242]; Costa Rica (N) [1367, 1645, 1658]; El Salvador (N) [1645]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1070, 1222, 1470]; Colima [1470]; Guerrero [1470]; Jalisco [1470]; Mexico State [1470]; Michoacan [1070, 1470]; Nayarit [1470]; Veracruz [1470]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1470]; Chiapas [1117, 1470]; Tabasco [1188]; Nicaragua (N) [1261, 3348]; Panama (N) [1222, 1224, 1243, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (N) [1243]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (I) [261]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Nauru (I) [2235]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]; Solomon Is (I) [261]
  South America
Argentina (N) [1243]; Bolivia (N) [1289]; Brazil (N) [1070, 1194, 1231, 1233, 1261, 1414]; Amazonas [1070, 1231]; Bahia [1070, 1231, 1233, 1414]; Goias [1194]; Maranhao [1070]; Para [1070, 1231]; Paraiba [1070, 1233]; Pernambuco [1070, 1233]; Rio De Janeiro [1070]; Rondonia [1070]; Sao Paulo [1070]; Colombia (N) [1292]; French Guiana (N) [2285]; Guyana (N) [2285]; Peru (N) [2090]; Surinam (N) [1408]; Venezuela (N) [1190]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [210];
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes. [32];
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; forest. [32];
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [210];
    Guineo-Congolian forest. [210];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 230, 261, 1070, 1243, 1470, 1645, 1790, 1915, 1919, 1929, 1941, 1957, 2157, 3348, 3425, 3707] ; Illustration [210, 261, 1290, 1915, 1919, 1929, 2157, 3593]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [1915], Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1915] ; Lifespan: Perennial [1941] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1999-05 Heald J, 2004-01 (Fl.Sinicae) Novoselova MS extract, 2004

  
USES:
  Environmental [1070, 2968]; Forage [1070, 1915, 1919, 2264, 2266, 2968, 3707]; Medicine [2925]

  
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