Taxon:  Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Centrosema
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Clitoriinae
Nomen number:
9844
Place of publication:
Comm. legum. gen. 54.  1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:118.  1839)
Verified:
08/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (3  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Clitoria brasiliana L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bradburya brasiliana (L.) Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. 1977. Centrosema (A. P. de Candolle) Bentham do Brasil (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Rodriguésia 29(#42):176.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. 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.
  7. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  8. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  9. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  10. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  11. Penteado, M. I. O. de et al. 1996. Genetic resources of Centrosema spp.: genetic changes associated to the handling of an active collection. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 43:85-90.
  12. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname.
  13. Santos, M. V. F. et al. 2018. Centrosema brasilianum. Jitirana. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 500-509. Note: it is used in Brazil as hay, silage or grounded as flour added to grasses
  14. Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 68. Note:
    • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
    • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
  15. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  16. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  17. Williams, R. J. & R. J. Clements. 1990. Taxonomy of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 6. Note:
    • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
    • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
  18. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilDistrito Federal Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilEspírito Santo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaíba Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiauí Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Norte Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench 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.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  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.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  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.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 68. Note:
  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
  • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 68. Note:
  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
  • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 68. Note:
  • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
  • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru [Loreto]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones], Paraguay
Cultivated
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Nicaragua

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. 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.
  4. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  5. Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. In: Schultze-Kraft, R. & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 68. Note:
    • Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali.
    • http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MMsSFJwy63gC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
  6. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  7. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Santos, M. V. F. et al. 2018. Centrosema brasilianum. Jitirana. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 500-509. Note: it is used in Brazil as hay, silage or grounded as flour added to grasses
Animal foodforagepotentialPenteado, M. I. O. de et al. 1996. Genetic resources of Centrosema spp.: genetic changes associated to the handling of an active collection. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 43:85-90.
EnvironmentalornamentalpotentialSantos, M. V. F. et al. 2018. Centrosema brasilianum. Jitirana. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 500-509. Note: it is used in Brazil as hay, silage or grounded as flour added to grasses
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=9844. Accessed 17 April 2026.