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Centrosema pubescens (Snake Plant; flor de conchitas; Butterfly Pea; Choncho; Jetirana; Cunha; Jequirana; Fleur Languette; Conchitas; Vaillant Garcon; Tuche; Pois-pois Marron; Pois Sauvage; Pois Razier; Pois Hallier; Pois Batard; Patinho; Frijol Cuchillo; Flor De Pito Blanco; Flor De Pito; Cowitch; Chorque; Choreque Negro; Choreque De Culebra; Centrosema Petite Feuille; Centro; Caracucha; Campanilla; Bejuco De Juventud; Bejuco De Chivo)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Centrosema pubescens, common name centro or butterfly pea, is a legume in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, and tribe Phaseolae. It is native to Central and South America and cultivated in other tropical areas as a forage for livestock.
View Wikipedia Record: Centrosema pubescens

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Corcovado National Park 115845 Costa Rica  
Guanacaste National Park II 85819 Costa Rica  
Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve II 3698 Cuba  
Rincón de la Vieja National Park II 35068 Costa Rica  

Predators

Crypticerya genistae[3]
Planococcus minor (Pacific mealybug)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0