Taxon: Centrosema molle Mart. ex Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Centrosema

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Clitoriinae

Nomen number:

427084

Place of publication:

Comm. legum. gen. 55. 1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:119. 1839)

Protologue link:

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k969044/f59.image

Comment:

replaces C. pubescens of most authors (auct. pl.), typified in 1996 on element equal to C. schiedeana (Schltr.) R. J. Williams & R. J. Clements, if the former name is not conserved with a new type
since the conservation proposal to accomplish this has now been withdrawn, proving to be unpopular with some agricultural scientists, the name C. molle must now be taken up for centro

Verified:

08/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

77 (29 active, 23 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Invalid Designation(s)
Centrosema pubescens auct. pl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Duno de Stefano, R. et al. 2008. Centrosema and Clitoria (Leguminosae: Papilionidae: Phaseoleae: Clitoriinae) in the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula, including three lectotypifications. Vulpia 7:1-15.
Fantz, P. R. 1996. Taxonomic notes on the Centrosema pubescens Bentham complex in Central America (Leguminosae: Phaseoleae: Clitoriinae). Sida 17:321-332.
Funk, V. et al. 2007. 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.
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Centrosema pubescens Benth.
Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. & J. H. Wiersema. 2005. (1681) Proposal to conserve the name Centrosema pubescens (Fabaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 54:209-210.
Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist Note: = Centrosema pubescens Benth.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	butterfly-pea		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	centro		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	spurred butterfly-pea	as Centrosema pubescens	1	Fantz, P. R. 1993. Revising the classification of cultivated Centrosema and Clitoria in the United States. HortScience 28:675. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
French	fleur-languette	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Centrosema pubescens
French	pois bâtard	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Indonesian	sentro	as Centrosema pubescens	2	't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:86-88. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Spanish	frijol cuchillo	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Fantz, P. R. 1993. Revising the classification of cultivated Centrosema and Clitoria in the United States. HortScience 28:675. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Spanish	gallinita	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Fantz, P. R. 1993. Revising the classification of cultivated Centrosema and Clitoria in the United States. HortScience 28:675. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Spanish	patillo	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Fantz, P. R. 1993. Revising the classification of cultivated Centrosema and Clitoria in the United States. HortScience 28:675. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Transcribed Chinese	ju ban dou	as Centrosema pubescens	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Centrosema pubescens

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Duno de Stefano, R. et al. 2008. Centrosema and Clitoria (Leguminosae: Papilionidae: Phaseoleae: Clitoriinae) in the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula, including three lectotypifications. Vulpia 7:1-15.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Alagoas		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Bahia		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Ceará		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Goiás		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Maranhão		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Minas Gerais		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraíba		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Paraná		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pernambuco		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Piauí		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondônia		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	São Paulo		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Lucia			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	St. Vincent and Grenadines			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Funk, V. et al. 2007. 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.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			Funk, V. et al. 2007. 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.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Funk, V. et al. 2007. 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.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 62. Note: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	El Oro		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Esmeraldas		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Guayas		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Loja		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Los Ríos		Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Cajamarca		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Lima		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali		Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2	Cultivated					widely cult. in tropics
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Angola			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zambia			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2	Cultivated	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe			Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Sao Tome and Principe			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
2	Cultivated	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion			Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Brunei Darussalam			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Christmas Island			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Singapore			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Solomon Islands			Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2	Cultivated	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory		Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
2	Cultivated	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Micronesia			Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	United States	Guam		Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
2	Cultivated	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
4	Naturalized					occasionally natzd. elsewhere in tropics
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda			Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion			Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Sanjappa, M. 1992. Legumes of India
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka			Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		Hacker, J. B. 1990. A guide to herbaceous and shrub legumes of Queensland University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Micronesia			Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	United States	Guam		Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji			Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Loja, Los Ríos], Peru [Amazonas, Cajamarca, Lima, San Martín, Ucayali]

Cultivated

REGION:

Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion

Asia-Temperate

EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Christmas Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland, Northern Territory]

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, United States [Guam]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Naturalized

REGION:

Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]

Pacific

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, United States [Guam]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji

Reference(s)

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Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage	as Centrosema pubescens	't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:86-88. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Environmental	ornamental	as Centrosema pubescens	Fantz, P. R. 1993. Revising the classification of cultivated Centrosema and Clitoria in the United States. HortScience 28:675. Note: as Centrosema pubescens
Environmental	soil improver	as Centrosema pubescens	't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 4:86-88. Note: as Centrosema pubescens

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=427084. Accessed 15 April 2026.