Fabaceae
Centrosema

Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex Benth.

First published in Comm. Legum. Gen.: 56 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá, Paraguay, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • 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.

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.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987). Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index.. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 17: 1-328. 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.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • 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.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. (1977). Rodriguesia 29(42) :159-219 Centrosema (DC) Benthamdo Brasil

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 2009 Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A.; Silva, J.M. [59034] Brazil K000920896 Yes
Apr 1, 2002 Collares, J.E.R. [154] Brazil K000205984 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Nascimento, M.S.B. [18] Brazil K000189916 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Nascimento, M.S.B. [46] Brazil K000189917 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3153] Brazil K000206678 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3313] Brazil K000206680 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3264] Brazil K000206681 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Silva, G.P.; Medeiros, A.C.S.; Way, M. [2472] Brazil K000206684 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3282] Brazil K000206683 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3062] Brazil K000206679 Yes
Aug 1, 1996 Lima-Verde, L.W.; Figueiredo, M.A.; Paula-Zárate, E.L.; Gomes, O.M. [274] Brazil K000920897 Yes
Jan 1, 1996 Silva, G.P.; Medeiros, A.C.S.; Way, M. [2477] Brazil K000206685 Yes
Jul 1, 1991 Lewis, G.P.; Andrade, S.M.M. [1925] Brazil K000205985 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Gardner, G. [2108] Brazil K000205983 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Gardner, G. [2108] Brazil K000205982 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Schomburgk [821] Guyana K000328236 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Schomburgk [821] Guyana K000328237 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Schomburgk [821] Guyana K000328235 Type Yes
Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Silva, G.P. [3236] Brazil K000206682 Yes
Ortiz, R.; Ramia, M. [3219] Venezuela K001477091 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7852] Brazil K000206705 Yes
Glaziou [10520] Brazil K000920895 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7837] Brazil K000206703 Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7845] Brazil K000206704 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0