Centrosema virginianum (Linnaeus) Bentham var. angustifolium (A.P. de Candolle) Grisebach. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Jul-Oct. Habitat: Dunes, shell mounds, pine rocklands, other dry forests and woodlands. Distribution: S. GA, s. AL, and FL south to s. FL; Bahamas; Central America and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Centrosema virginianum s.l. in the deep South and the West Indies has leaflets that are characteristically very narrow, (L:W ratios of 8:1 or greater). These are here accorded taxonomic recognition at varietal rank, but need additional study. Broad-leaved C. virginianum var. virginianum co-occurs throughout the distribution of C. virginianum var. angustifolium. There is a second "angustifolium" basionym in the Neotropics, Centrosema angustifolium Kunth.
Synonymy ⓘ: < Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze — S, S13; < Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. — Bah, Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; Clitoria virginiana Linnaeus var. angustifolia A.P. de Candolle. Basionym: Clitoria virginiana L. var. angustifolia DC. 1825
Links to other floras: < Centrosema virginianum - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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