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Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Bradburya brasiliana (L.)Kuntze
2. Bradburya insulana (Vell.)Kuntze
3. Centrosema insulanum (Vell.)Steud.
4. Clitoria brasiliana L.
5. Clitoria formosa Kunth
6. Clitoria insulana Vell.
7. Vexillaria brasiliana (L.)Hoffmanns.

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Place of publication: Comm. legum. gen. 54. 1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:118. 1839)

Name verified on 28-Oct-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 05-Nov-2004

Physical Description

Family Fabaceae:

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants, numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate, nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple. The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes, spikes, or heads. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united, sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate, comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells, and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae:

Mostly herbs, shrubs, or trees. Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple. Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous), not showy. Pollen released in monads. Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Habit: Herb • Climbing: Climbing

Distribution

Range and Population

Native: .

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Centrosema:

There are approximately 79 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: C. virginianum angustifolium · C. acutifolium · C. angustifolium · C. arenarium (Cunha) · C. arenarium f. glabrescens · C. arenicola (Pineland Butterfly Pea) · C. bellum · C. bifidum · C. bracteosum · C. brasilianum (Babuia) · C. brasilianum var. angustifolium · C. brasilianum var. brasilianum · C. brazilianum · C. caeruleum · C. capitatum · C. carajasense · C. conjugatum · C. coriaceum · C. cuspidatum · C. dasyanthum · C. dasyanthum f. pubescens · C. fasciculatum · C. floridana · C. floridanum · C. galeotii · C. galeottii · C. grandiflorum · C. grazielae · C. haitense · C. haitiense · C. heptaphylla · C. herteri · C. heteroneura · C. heteroneurum · C. jaraguaense · C. jaraguaensis · C. kermesi · C. kermesii · C. latidens · C. lobatum · C. lucia-helenae · C. macranthum · C. macrocarpum · C. macrocarpum var. andinum · C. molle · C. pascuorum (Coelho No Prato) · C. pascuorum var. brevipes · C. pascuorum var. prostratum · C. perspicuum · C. platycarpum · C. platycarpum var. magnificum · C. plumieri (Choncho) · C. pubescens (Bejuco De Chivo) · C. rotundifolium · C. sagittatum (Arrowleaf Butterfly Pea) · C. salzmanni · C. schiedeanum · C. schiedeanus · C. schottii · C. sellowii · C. seymourianum · C. sordidum · C. spicatum · C. tapirapoanense · C. teresae · C. tetragonolobum · C. triquentrum · C. triquetrum · C. unifoliatum · C. unifoliolatum · C. variifolium · C. venosum · C. verticillatum · C. vestitum · C. vetulum · C. vexillatum · C. virginianum (Azulada) · C. virginianum subsp. angustifolium · C. virginianum var. genuinum

Bibliography

• Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. 1977. Centrosema (A. P. de Candolle) Bentham do Brasil (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Rodriguésia 29(#42):176.
• Burkart, A. E. 1952. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. (Leg Argent)
• Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca. (Leg Maraca)
• Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia. (Leg Bahia)
• Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980- (F Peru)
• Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932–. Flora of Suriname. (F Suriname)
• Williams, R. J. & R. J. Clements. 1990. Taxonomy of Centrosema. In R. Schultze-Kraft & R. J. Clements, eds., Centrosema: Biology, agronomy and utilization. (CIAT, Cali). (Tax Centro)

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Notes

Contributors:

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• Carr, Gerald
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Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:

• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers:

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13638211
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:485556-1
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400463