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Taxon:
Centrosema virginianum
(L.) Benth.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Centrosema
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Clitoriinae
Nomen number:
9850
Place of publication:
Comm. legum. gen. 56. 1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:120. 1839)
Verified:
08/08/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Centrosema virginianum
(L.) Benth. var.
latifolium
(L.) Benth.
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Clitoria virginiana
L.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bradburya virginiana
(L.) Kuntze
No images
Reference(s)
Balick, M. J. et al.
Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85. 2000
Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P.
1977.
Centrosema
(A. P. de Candolle) Bentham do Brasil (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Rodriguésia 29(#42):189.
http://rodriguesia.jbrj.gov.br/
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
Flores des Mascareignes. 1976-
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. 1993
Burkart, A. E.
Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. 1952
Delorit, R. J. & C. R. Gunn.
Seeds of continental United States legumes (Fabaceae). 1986
Encke, F. et al.
Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Fantz, P. R.
1979. A new species of
Centrosema
(Leguminosae) from Nicaragua and a key to the species in Central America. Sida 8:155.
Note:
mentions
Fantz, P. R.
1993. Revising the classification of cultivated
Centrosema
and
Clitoria
in the United States. HortScience 28:675.
Fantz, P. R.
2002. Distribution of
Centrosema
(Leguminosae: Phaseoleae: Clitoriinae) for the Flora of North America project. Vulpia 1:45-81.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/plantbiology/ncsc/vulpia/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Note:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Centrosema+virginianum&quantity=1
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord.
Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
Funk, V. et al.
Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds.
Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
Hokche, O. et al.
Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
Howard, R.
Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
Huxley, A., ed.
The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
Isely, D.
Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. 1999
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Note:
introduced
Kretschmer, A. E., Jr.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Lewis, G. P.
Legumes of Bahia. 1987
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
Hortus third. 1976
Liogier, A. H.
Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. 1981-
Liogier, H. A.
Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. 1984-
Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford.
Legumes of Malesia: a checklist. 2004
Lock, J. M.
Legumes of Africa: a checklist. 1989
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
McVaugh, R.
Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
Nelson, C. H. N.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras. 2008
Note:
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Pulle, A. A. et al., eds.
Flora of Suriname. 1932-
Sanjappa, M.
Legumes of India. 1992
Schultze-Kraft, R. et al.
1990. Biogeography of
Centrosema
.
Centrosema
: biology, agronomy and utilization. 1990 57.
Note:
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds.
Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds.
Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Note:
Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Williams, R. J. & R. J. Clements.
1990. Taxonomy of
Centrosema
.
Centrosema
: biology, agronomy and utilization. 1990 7.
Note:
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds.
Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74. 1996, 1999
Common names
English
butterfly-pea –
Reference(s)
spurred butterfly-pea –
Reference(s)
Virginia centro –
Reference(s)
Spanish
frijolillo –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
Shannon Co.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
New Jersey
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Pennsylvania
Bucks Co.
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo Leon
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Alabama
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=889
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
Wayne Co.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Maryland
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
North Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
South Carolina
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Fabaceae&GenusID=Centrosema&SpeciesID=virginianum
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Nayarit
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Bahamas
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Montserrat
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Kitts and Nevis
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Mesoamerica
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Catamarca
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Cordoba
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Corrientes
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Entre Rios
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Formosa
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Jujuy
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Misiones
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Salta
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Santa Fe
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
Tucuman
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Guayas
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Loja
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Apurimac
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Cajamarca
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Cuzco
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
La Libertad
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Java
Native
Northern America
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Missouri (Shannon Co.), Oklahoma (e.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[New Jersey, Pennsylvania (Bucks Co.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/main.asp?plantID=889), Georgia, Kentucky (Wayne Co.), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Fabaceae&GenusID=Centrosema&SpeciesID=virginianum), Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Bahamas
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Kitts and Nevis
,
St. Lucia
,
Montserrat
,
Martinique
,
Puerto Rico
,
St. Vincent and Grenadines
MESOAMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Suriname
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
[Cordoba, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santa Fe, Tucuman],
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
,
Ecuador
[Guayas, Loja],
Peru
[Apurimac, Cajamarca, Cuzco, La Libertad]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Reunion
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Java]
Economic Uses
Animal food
Environmental
erosion control (fide Dict Gard; HortScience 28:675. 1993) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses