Fabaceae
Centrosema

Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.

First published in Comm. Legum. Gen.: 54 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to Tropical America and S. Caribbean. It is a climbing subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Araújo, D. & Alves, M. (2010). Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil). Phytotaxa 8: 1-24.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.
  • de Moura Júnior, E.G. & al. (2015). Updated checklist of aquatic macrophytes from Northern Brazil. Acta Amazonica 45: 111-132.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. (1977). Rodriguesia 29(42) :159-219 Centrosema (DC) Benthamdo Brasil
  • Bojer, W. (1837). Hortus Mauritianus ou Enumeration des Plants... l'ile Maurice

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 20, 2023 Martinez, M.T.; Soto, D. [495] Bolivia K001907310 No
Mar 19, 2007 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S.; Carneiro, J. [75641] Brazil K000920756 Yes
Oct 18, 2005 Folli, D.A. [4914] Brazil K000920764 Yes
May 1, 2003 Arbo, M.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Ferrucci, M.S.; Sant'Ana, S.C. [7188] Brazil K000188385 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7628] Brazil K000206720 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Mesquita, R.; Valle, L.; Vieira, G. [1932] Brazil K000206718 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7736] Brazil K000206729 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7668] Brazil K000206717 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3112] Brazil K000206730 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [2598] Brazil K000206722 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7796] Brazil K000206719 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3127] Brazil K000206731 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [3315] Brazil K000206044 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7622] Brazil K000206723 No
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7584] Brazil K000206721 No
Mar 1, 1996 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1057] Brazil K000206746 Yes
Oct 1, 1995 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Alencar, M.E. [1042] Brazil K000206054 Yes
May 1, 1995 Hatschbach, G.G.; Pott, V.; Silva, J.M. [60885] Brazil K000920767 Yes
May 1, 1995 Hatschbach, G.G.; Barbosa, E. [58253] Brazil K000920768 Yes
Sep 1, 1992 Agra, M.F. [1163] Brazil K000206060 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Pirani, J.R.; Silva, R.M. [s.n.] Brazil K000920758 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Pirani, J.R. [CFCR 10760] Brazil K000920759 Yes
Jul 1, 1991 Lewis, G.P.; Andrade, S.M.M. [1890] Brazil K000206063 No
Jan 1, 1991 Queiroz, L.P. [2541] Brazil K000206065 No
Dec 1, 1989 Harley, R.M.; Mello-Silva, R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [26556] Brazil K000206050 Yes
Apr 14, 1988 Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Ramos, J.; Mota, C.D.A. [R6178] Brazil K000920769 Yes
Jan 19, 1988 Lewis, G.P. [1672] Brazil K000920766 Yes
Aug 22, 1987 Lewis, G.P. [1465] Brazil K000920771 Yes
Aug 22, 1987 Lewis, G.P. [1465] Brazil K000920770 Yes
Aug 16, 1987 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Costa, N.M.S.; Schultze-Kraft, R. [8270] Brazil K000920761 Yes
Jul 3, 1987 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7947] Brazil K000920757 Yes
Nov 1, 1986 Coradin, L.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6504] Brazil K000206093 No
Jan 1, 1983 Pirani, J.R.; Cordeiro, I.; Furlan, A.; Semir, J.; Menezes, N.L.; Giulietti, A.M.; Rossi, L. [CFCR1606] Brazil K000206066 No
Sep 1, 1982 Silva, F.C. [81] Brazil K000206052 Yes
Apr 1, 1982 Pinto, G.C.P. [34281] Brazil K000206053 Yes
Dec 1, 1981 Glaziou [9730] Brazil K000920746 Yes
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [22347] Brazil K000206092 No
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [221542] Brazil K000206057 Yes
Aug 1, 1981 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [221541] Brazil K000206056 Yes
Jun 19, 1981 Lowe, J. [4239] Brazil K000920762 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Ule, E. [90512] Brazil K000206064 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Ule, E. [90511] Brazil K000206067 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Dawe, M.J. [s.n.] Brazil K000206058 Yes
Aug 11, 1977 Ule, E. [8176] Brazil K000920754 Yes
Aug 11, 1977 Ule, E. [7799] Brazil K000920745 Yes
Aug 1, 1977 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18457] Brazil K000206062 Yes
Aug 2, 1974 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000920753 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2241] Brazil K000920737 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52201] Brazil K000920740 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52160] Brazil K000920736 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51075] Brazil K000920739 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7886] Brazil K000206737 No
Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S. [6108] Brazil K000920891 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7894] Brazil K000206741 No
Coradin, L.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B.; Harley, R.; Linington, S.; Baker, R. [6337] Brazil K000206061 No
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7825] Brazil K000206727 No
Gardner [5993] Brazil K000920741 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III.440] Brazil K000920893 Yes
Glaziou [9737] Brazil K000920747 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7834] Brazil K000206732 No
Spruce [259] Brazil K000920749 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7841] Brazil K000206734 No
Gardner [2106] Brazil K000920755 Yes
Glaziou [10519] Brazil K000920735 Yes
{Coradin, L.; Silva, G.; Penteado, M.; Nuno Maria de Sousa Costa} [7927] Brazil K003222867 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7798] Brazil K000206742 No
Gardner, G. [2107] Brazil K000206187 Yes
Gardner, G. [2106] Brazil K000206188 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7803] Brazil K000206743 Yes
Burchell [8855] Brazil K000920752 Yes
Riedel [2045] Brazil K000920892 Yes
Gardner [2534] Brazil K000206189 Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Monteiro, R.; Schinini, A.; Furlan, A. [3104] Brazil K000920765 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7904] Brazil K000206735 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Lima, H.C.; Correia, C.; Newman, M.F. [8679] Brazil K000206728 No
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7875] Brazil K000206739 No
Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [3044] Brazil K000206048 Yes
Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [2866] Brazil K000206049 No
Smith, H.H. [2054] Colombia K001476947 Yes
Burchell [9439] Brazil K000920751 Yes
s.coll. [1135] Brazil K000328215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [2857] Brazil K000206046 No
Bolland, G. [s.n.] Brazil K000206051 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17293] Brazil K000206055 Yes
Schomburgk [239] Brazil K000920743 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7846] Brazil K000206736 No
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7854] Brazil K000206740 No
Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [2922] Brazil K000206047 No
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7863] Brazil K000206726 No
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000920744 Yes
Burchell [10028] Brazil K000920750 Yes
Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [2878] Brazil K000206045 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7834] Brazil K000206738 No
Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S.; Willberg, D. [70248] Brazil K000920889 Yes
Sandeman, C. [2201] Brazil K000920738 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7904] Brazil K000206733 Yes
Gardner [5993] Brazil K000920742 Yes
s.coll. [118] French Guiana K000920748 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7840] Brazil K000206725 No
Filho, H.F.L.; Gibbs, P.; Semir, J. [1682] Brazil K000920763 Yes
Dawe, M.J. [9] Brazil K000206059 Yes
{Coradin, L.; M. do Pilar; H. das Neves; Silva, G.P.} [2233] Brazil K003222868 Yes
Weddell, M.A. [3254] Paraguay K003222869 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7840] Brazil K000206724 No
Coradin, L.; Souza, F.B.; Pilar, M.; Gianluppe, V.; Silva, G. [5101] Brazil K000920760 Yes
Venezuela K001476940 Yes
Venezuela K001476941 Yes
Venezuela K001476944 Yes
Venezuela K001476945 Yes
Venezuela K001476946 Yes
Colombia K001476947 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [3256] Brazil Centrosema brasilianum var. angustifolium K000206042 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Kallunki, J.A.; Pirani, J.R. [381] Brazil Centrosema brasilianum var. angustifolium K000206041 No
Jan 1, 1979 Coradin, L.; Kraft, R.S.; Silva, G.P.; Silva, L.A.M. [1211] Brazil Centrosema brasilianum var. angustifolium K000206043 No

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