Flower; Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; 3/2006 © Jörn Germer
Pod; Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; 3/2006 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1435 Date of entry: 13.11.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
Portuguese: Brincos de princesa
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Centrosema (4)
Epithet: brasilianum (L.)Benth. (1)
brasilianum => of Brazilian origin
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
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