Centrosema pubescens
Centro, Butterfly Pea, Flor De Conchitas
Also known as: Bradburya ferruginea (A.Rich.) Kuntze +17 more
- Bradburya ferruginea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
- Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) Kuntze
- Bradburya schiedeana (Schltdl.) Rose
- Centrosema ferrugineum A.Rich.
- Centrosema galeottii Fantz
- Centrosema intermedium A.Rich.
- Centrosema micranthum Steud.
- Centrosema salzmannii Benth.
- Centrosema salzmannii var. gracilis Benth.
- Centrosema salzmannii var. villosum Benth.
- Centrosema schiedeanum (Schltdl.) L.O.Williams & M.A.Clem.
- Centrosema schiedeanum (Schltdl.) R.J.Williams & R.J.Clem.
- Clitoria grandiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
- Clitoria pubescens (Benth.) E.H.L.Krause
- Clitoria pubescens var. amphigona E.H.L.Krause
- Clitoria schiedeana Schltdl.
- Ternatea grandiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze
- Ternatea schiedeana (Schltdl.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing perennial or subshrub.
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Centrosema pubescens (commonly known as Centro or Butterfly pea) is a climbing herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, Liberia, Malaya, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Pitcairn Is., Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe