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Taxon: Centrosema macrocarpum Benth.

Genus: Centrosema
Family: Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) subfamily: Faboideae tribe: Phaseoleae subtribe: Clitoriinae. Also placed in: Papilionaceae
Nomen number: 314869
Place of publication: Ann. Nat. Hist. 3:436. 1839
Name verified on: 29-Mar-1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 23-Aug-1994
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions ) or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.


Economic importance:

  • Environmental: potential for erosion control   (fide Pl Res SEAs 4:82-84. 1992)
  • Animal food: potential as forage   (fide Pl Res SEAs 4:83-84. 1992)
  • Gene sources: poor-soil tolerance for centro   (fide Pl Res SEAs 4:83. 1992)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Mesoamerica: Panama
    Northern South America: Guyana; Venezuela
    Brazil: Brazil
    Western South America: Colombia; Peru - Loreto

References:

  • 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). (Pl Res SEAs) 4:82–84.
  • Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. 1977. Centrosema (A. P. de Candolle) Bentham do Brasil (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Rodriguésia 29(#42):187.
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop - on-line resource. (Ecocrop)
  • Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936–1971. Flora of Peru.; new ser. 1980- (F Peru)
  • Pittier, H. F. et al. 1945–1947. Catálogo de la flora venezolana. (L Venez)
  • Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932–. Flora of Suriname. (F Suriname)
  • Steyermark, J. A. & O. Huber. 1978. Flora del Avila. (F Avila)
  • 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)
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama. (F Panama)
More:

Check other databases for Centrosema macrocarpum Benth.:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images or nodulation data:

More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?314869 (09 February 2010)

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