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Centrosema virginianum (L.)Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Centrosema (DC.)Benth.

Centrosema virginianum (L.)Benth. [Preferred name]
    Bradburya biflora (Benth.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Bradburya decumbens (C.Mart.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Bradburya virginiana (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Centrosema biflorum Benth. {Synonym}
    Centrosema decumbens C.Mart. {Synonym}
    Centrosema micranthum Steud. {Synonym}
    Centrosema scabriusculum Hassk. {Synonym}
    Centrosema virginiana (L.)Benth. {Orthographic variant}
    Centrosema virginianum var. angustifolium (DC.)Griseb. {Synonym}
    Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum (DC.)Fernald {Synonym}
    Clitoria alabamensis Bertol. {Synonym}
    Clitoria amoena Roth {Synonym}
    Clitoria gemina Vell. {Synonym}
    Clitoria gladiata Schrank {Synonym}
    Clitoria virginiana L. {Synonym}
    Clitoria virginiana var. angustifolia DC. {Synonym}
    Glycine pugiunculus Desv. {Synonym}
    Steganotropis conjugata Lehm. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Azulada [1409]; Bejuco De Juventud [2157]; Blue Bell [1790]; Butterfly Pea [1790, 2153]; Colincito [2157]; Conchita De Virginia [1430]; Consuelo De Los Caminantes [2157]; Corde Violon [2157]; Cuchitlito [1645]; Cunha [1070]; Feijao Do Campo [1070]; Feijao-do-mato [1414]; Feijaozinho-de-capoeira [1414]; Flor De Conchitas [1430]; Frijol Marrullero [1409]; Jequiritirana [1070]; Lady's Slipper [2153]; Liane Violon [2157]; Marrullero [1409]; Papo De La Reina [2157]; Patillo [1645]; Pau De Rego [1070]; Spurred Butterfly Pea [1743]; Totico [2157]; Vaillant Garcon [2157]; Wild Pea [1790]; Zapatito De La Reina [1645]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ghana (I) [212]
  Asia
India (I) [1914, 3926]; Karnataka [1914]; Kerala [1914]; West Bengal [1914]
  Caribbean
Anguilla (U) [1790]; Antigua-Barbuda (U) [1790]; Bahamas (N) [2153]; Bermuda (N) [1056, 2157]; Cayman Is (N) [453]; Cuba (N) [1409]; Dominica (N) [1790, 2136]; Dominican Republic (N) [2157]; Grenada (U) [1790]; Guadeloupe (N) [1290]; Haiti (N) [2157]; Jamaica (N) [1056]; Martinique (N) [1290, 1790]; Montserrat (U) [1790]; Puerto Rico (N) [1430]; St Kitts-Nevis (U) [1790]; St Lucia (U) [1790]; St Martin-St Barthelemy (U) [1790]; St Vincent (U) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1658]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470, 1645]; Jalisco [1470]; Nayarit [1470]; Nuevo Leon [1470]; Oaxaca [1470]; San Luis Potosi [1470]; Tamaulipas [1470]; Veracruz [1470]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1637, 1645]; Chiapas [1117]; Quintana Roo [1637]; Tabasco [1188]; Nicaragua (N) [1261, 3348]; Panama (N) [1645]
  Indian Ocean
Mauritius (I) [1915, 3052]; Reunion (I) [1915]
  North America
United States (N) [1056, 1070, 1261, 1409, 1430, 1442, 1470, 1645, 1680, 1743, 1812, 1850, 2137, 2140, 2144, 3157]; Alabama [1850, 2137, 3157]; Arkansas [1850, 3157]; Florida [1470, 1850, 2137, 2140, 2144, 3157]; Georgia [1070, 1850, 2137, 3157]; Kentucky [1743]; Louisiana [3157]; Maryland [1850]; Mississippi [1850, 2137, 3157]; New Jersey [1850]; North Carolina [1743, 1850, 2137, 3157]; Oklahoma [1850, 3157]; South Carolina [1850, 2137, 3157]; Tennessee [1850, 2137, 3157]; Texas [1470, 1743, 1812, 1850, 3157]; Virginia [1470, 1743, 1850, 2137, 3157]
  South America
Argentina (N) [1056, 1140, 1261, 1430, 1442]; Cordoba [1140]; Jujuy [1140]; Misiones [1140]; Santa Fe [1140]; Bolivia (N) [1289]; Brazil (N) [1070, 1103, 1233, 1414]; Bahia [1070, 1414]; Ceara [1070]; Mato Grosso [1070]; Mato Grosso do Sul [1070]; Minas Gerais [1070]; Paraiba [1070]; Parana [1070]; Pernambuco [1070, 1233]; Rio De Janeiro [1070, 1103]; Rio Grande do Sul [1070]; Santa Catarina [1070]; Sao Paulo [1070]; Colombia (N) [1292]; French Guiana (N) [1408]; Peru (N) [1442]; Surinam (N) [2285]; Uruguay (N) [1472]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [212, 453, 1056, 1070, 1409, 1430, 1470, 1743, 1790, 1915, 1983, 2137, 2153, 2157, 3113, 3348, 3374, 3898] ; Illustration [1409, 1472, 1743, 1790, 2137]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [3052] [3898] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [1915] [3898] ; Lifespan: Annual, Perennial [3052] [3581] [3898] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock

  
USES:
  Environmental [1070, 3898]; Forage [1070]

  
NOTES:
  Identification confused with C. molle (as C. pubescens). []

  
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