Copy permalink to share
Fabaceae
Centrosema

not marked as a favorite taxon *Centrosema sagittatum (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) Brandegee ex L. Riley. Common name: Arrowleaf Butterfly-pea. Habitat: Disturbed areas, probably only cultivated. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Glossary (beta!)

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, SE3, WH3; Glycine sagittata Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow. Basionym: Glycine sagittata Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow 1809

Links to other floras: = Centrosema sagittatum - FNA11.1

Show in key(s)

Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)

Your browser does not support SVGs

Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.

We don't have any photos of Centrosema sagittatum yet. If you have a good photo you'd like to share, please send it to us. Thanks for your contribution!

Feedback

See something missing or incorrect about Centrosema sagittatum? Let us know here:
  1. Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
  2. If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
  3. Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
  4. Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
  5. Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.

Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro:

Stems:

Leaves:

Inforescence:

Flowers:

Fruits:

Comments:

Height:

plant sale text:

bloom table text:

description:

stems:

leaves:

inflorescence:

flowers:

fruits:

comments:

cultural notes:

germination code:

native range: