Centrosema (Genus)

Overview

Centrosema, the butterfly peas^1], are a genus of tropical American in the legume family (Fabaceae). Species include:

Centrosema angustifolium Benth.
Centrosema arenarium Benth.
Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.
Centrosema dasyanthum Benth.
Centrosema macranthum Hoehne
Centrosema macrocarpum
Centrosema plumerii (Turp. ex Pres.) Benth.
Centrosema pubescens Benth.
Centrosema sagittatum (Willd.) Brad.
Centrosema vexillatum Benth.
Centrosema virginianum

Lepidopteran caterpillars that feed on butterfly peas include the Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator), occasionally recorded on C. macrocarpum and C. plumieri at least^[2].

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Spermatophytina (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Fabanae R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993
        Order: Fabales
        Family: Papilionaceae (pa-pil-ee-uh-NAY-see-ee)
        Subfamily: Faboideae
        Tribe: Phaseoleae
        Genus: Centrosema (sen-TROH-sem-uh)

The Genus Centrosema is further organized into finer groupings including:

Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 76 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Centrosema: C. acutifolium · C. angustifolium · C. arenarium (Jequitirana-Da-Areia) · C. arenarium f. glabrescens · C. arenicola (Pineland Butterfly Pea) · C. bellum · C. bifidum · C. biflorum · C. bracteosum · C. brasilianum (Brincos De Princesa) · C. brasilianum var. angustifolium · C. brasilianum var. brasilianum · C. brazilianum · C. brevilobulatum · C. capitatum · C. carajasense · C. conjugatum · C. coriaceum · C. dasyanthum · C. decumbens · C. dubium · C. fasciculatum · C. ferrugineum · C. floridanum · C. galeottii · C. grandiflorum · C. grazielae · C. haitiense · C. hastatum · C. heptaphyllum · C. heteroneura · C. intermedium · C. jaraguaensis · C. kermesii · C. latidens · C. latissimum · C. lisboae · C. lobatum · C. longifolium · C. macranthum · C. macrocarpum · C. macrocarpum var. andinum · C. micranthum · C. molle · C. oblongum · C. pascuorum (Coelho No Prato) · C. platycarpum · C. plumeri · C. plumieri (Flor De Conchitas) · C. prehensile · C. pubescens (Centrosema Petite Feuille) · C. rigidulum · C. roseum · C. rotundifolium · C. rubiginosa · C. sagittatum (Arrowleaf Butterfly Pea) · C. salzmannii · C. scabriusculum · C. schiedeanum · C. schottii · C. seymourianum · C. sinuatum · C. spicata · C. tapirapoanense · C. tetragonolobum · C. triquetrum · C. unifoliatum · C. variifolium · C. venosum · C. verticillatum · C. vetulum · C. vexillatum · C. virginiana · C. virginianum (Consuelo De Los Caminantes) · C. virginianum angustifolium · C. virginianum subsp. angustifolium

References

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Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2006): Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: �ten species� of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4(2): 127�132. doi:10.1017/S147720000500191X PDF fulltext
H�bert, Paul D.N.; Penton, Erin H.; Burns, John M.; Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie (2004): Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the semit ropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator. PNAS 101(41): 14812-14817. doi:10.1073/pnas.0406166101 PDF fulltext Supporting Appendices
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2007): USDA Plants Profile: Centrosema. Retrieved 2007-DEC-17.

Footnotes

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V.Z. (2006): Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: �ten species� of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4(2): 127�132. doi:10.1017/S147720000500191X PDF fulltext

H�bert, Paul D.N.; Penton, Erin H.; Burns, John M.; Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie (2004): Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the semitropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator. PNAS 101(41): 14812-14817. doi:10.1073/pnas.0406166101 PDF fulltext Supporting Appendices

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2007): USDA Plants Profil e: Centrosema. Retrieved 2007-DEC-17.

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