Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Centrosema

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use experimental purposes fodder forage medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Centrosema brasilianum habit picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Centrosema brasilianum leaf picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centrosema brasilianum flower picture by Senger Mario (cc-by-sa)
Centrosema brasilianum flower picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)
Centrosema brasilianum flower picture by R. Tournebize (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centrosema brasilianum world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:485555-1
WFO ID wfo-0000174032
COL ID SBGC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733695
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centrosema brasilianum Centrosema insulanum Clitoria formosa Vexillaria brasiliana Clitoria insulana Bradburya brasiliana Bradburya insulana Clitoria brasiliana Nauchea brasiliana Clitoria insulana Centrosema brasilianum var. brasilianum Centrosema brasilianum var. angustifolium