Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Centrosema (DC.)Benth.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1290][1915][1790][1409][1070][1056][210]

Other names:

Bradburya pubescens (Benth.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1430][1645][1056][1070][1243][1290][1409][1414]
Centrosema ferrugineum A.Rich. [Synonym] [1409]
Centrosema intermedium A.Rich. [Synonym] [1070][1409]
Centrosema molle Benth. [Synonym] [1070][1414]
Centrosema salzmannii Benth. [Synonym] [1070][1414]
Clitoria schiedeana Schldl. [Synonym] [1070]

Common Names:

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 Bƒtard [1290]
Pois Hallier [1290]
Pois Razier [1290]
Pois Sauvage [1290]
Pois-pois Marron [1290]
Snake Plant [1790]
Tuch‚ [1645]
Vaillant Gar‡on [2157]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Herb
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Climbing
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Environmental [1070] [2968]
Forage [1070] [1915] [1919] [2264] [2266] [2968]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Angola-ISO [216]
- Cameroon [8]
- Equatorial Guinea-ISO [8]
- Gabon [8]
- Ghana [212]
- Guinea [8]
- Guinea Bissau [224]
- Ivory Coast [8]
- Kenya [210]
- Liberia [8]
- Mozambique [8]
- Nigeria [8]
- Sao Tome & Principe [217]
- Sierra Leone [212]
- Tanzania [210]
- Togo [212]
- Uganda [210]
- Zaire [230]
- Zambia [8]
- Zimbabwe [8]

Asia [261] [1179] [1914] [1929] [1957] [1969]
- China [1179]
- India-ISO [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [1969]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Sri Lanka [1957]
- Taiwan [1929]

Australasia [261] [1880]
- Australia [1880]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [1056] [1409] [1790] [2136] [2157]
- Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
- Cuba [1409]
- Dominica [2136]
- Dominican Republic [2157]
- Grenada [1790]
- Guadeloupe [1790]
- Haiti [2157]
- Jamaica [1056]
- Martinique [1790]
- St Lucia [1790]
- St Vincent [1790]
- Trinidad & Tobago [1790]

Central America [1070] [1117] [1188] [1222] [1470]
- Belize [1242]
- Costa Rica [1367] [1645] [1658]
- El Salvador [1645]
- Guatemala [1645]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1070] [1222] [1470]
  - Colima [1470]
  - Guerrero [1470]
  - Jalisco [1470]
  - Mexico State [1470]
  - Michoacan [1070] [1470]
  - Nayarit [1470]
  - Veracruz [1470]
- Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1470]
  - Chiapas [1117] [1470]
  - Tabasco [1188]
- Nicaragua [1261]
- Panama [1222] [1224] [1243] [1645]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941]
- Mauritius [1915]
- Reunion [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

North America
- United States [1243]

Pacific Ocean [261] [2235] [2264] [2266] [2968]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Fiji [2264]
- Nauru [2235]
- Niue [2266]
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Society Is [2968]
- Solomon Is [261]

South America [1070] [1194] [1231] [1233] [1414] [2090] [2285]
- Argentina [1243]
- Bolivia [1289]
- Brazil [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 [1292]
- French Guiana [2285]
- Guyana [2285]
- Peru [2090]
- Surinam [1408]
- Venezuela [1190]

Notes:

Widely naturalised in West Africa & Zaire; less so or cult. elsewhere.
Used extensively used as a soil cover in tropical tree plantations. [2909]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:56:22