Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Centrosema (4)

            Epithet: pubescens Benth. (9)

Synonyms: Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) Kuntze, Centrosema ferrugineum A.Rich., Centrosema intermedium A.Rich., Centrosema salzmannii Benth., Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth., p.p., Clitoria schiedeana Schltdl.

ferrugineum => rust-coloured

intermedium => intermediate, in between, a hybrid

pubescens => downy, slightly hairy

schiedeana => in honor of Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede (1798-1836), German botanist and plant collector in Mexico

virginianum => from Virginia, North America

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, violet, white

Check for Centrosema pubescens at

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• [413] International Legume Database & Information Service

• [13] Sauerborn E., Sauerborn J. (1985): Wichtige Unkrautarten der Tropen und Subtropen. Verlag Josef Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany.