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Taxon:  Centrosema pascuorum Mart. ex Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Centrosema
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Phaseoleae
Subtribe:
Clitoriinae
Nomen number:
70162
Place of publication:
Comm. legum. gen. 56. 1837 (Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2:120. 1839)
Comment:
ascribed to "Mart. MSS." by Bentham, as verified from original literature
Verified:
08/08/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
92 (92  active, 85  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Bradburya pascuora (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze

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Reference(s)
  1. Barbosa-Fevereiro, V. P. 1977. Centrosema (A. P. de Candolle) Bentham do Brasil (Leguminosae - Faboideae). Rodriguésia 29(42):191.
  2. Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
  3. Fantz, P. R. 1979. A new species of Centrosema (Leguminosae) from Nicaragua and a key to the species in Central America. Sida 8:155.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. Funk, V. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584. 2007
  7. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  9. Hokche, O. et al. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezola. 2008
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  11. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  12. Nelson, C. H. N. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras. 2008
  13. Schultze-Kraft, R. et al. 1990. Biogeography of Centrosema. Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 1990 56.
  14. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). 2001
  15. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
  16. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:84-86.
  17. Williams, R. J. & R. J. Clements. 1990. Taxonomy of Centrosema. Centrosema: biology, agronomy and utilization. 1990 6.
  18. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
centurion –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAlagoas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaiba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPiaui 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Norte 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAnzoategui 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBolivar 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCojedes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFalcon 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuarico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMiranda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMonagas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaZulia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas 
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Alagoas, Bahia, Ceara, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Sao Paulo, Sergipe]
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela [Anzoategui, Aragua, Bolivar, Cojedes, Falcon, Federal District, Guarico, Miranda, Monagas, Zulia]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Guayas]
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Nicaragua
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:84-86.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=70162. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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