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Centrosema molle - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer

Centrosema molle - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer

Centrosema molle - Upper and lower surface of leaf and unripe pods - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf and unripe pods; Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer

Centrosema molle - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Morogoro, Morogoro Region, Tanzania; 5/2012 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 2413
Date of entry: 31.03.2015
Last update: 11.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2603)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)

      Order: Fabales (238)

        Family: Fabaceae (238)(family description)

          Genus: Centrosema (4)

            Epithet: molle Benth. (5)

molle => soft, tender, usually meaning pubescent like velvet

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, purple, violet, white

External links

Check for Centrosema molle at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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