Centrosema molle
(Centro)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae |
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Species |
Centrosema molle (previously referred to as C. pubescens) |
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Common name(s) |
Centro |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers pink to mauve. Vine, often vigorous |
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Distinguishing features |
Leaves with 3 leaflets, terminal leaflet lanceolate. Stipules triangular 3-4 mm long, compared to C. platycarpum where the stipules are partially wrapped around the stem and about 10 mm long. Flowers pea-shaped, standard petal large to 2 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, pink to mauve, densely hairy on the back. Pod flattened, thickened on the margins 7 – 15 cm long, about 7 mm wide. Style persistent about 1 cm long, in C. brasilianum a cultivated species the style is about 3 cm long. |
