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Fabaceae

Centrosema macrocarpum Benth.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Centrosema

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Centrosema macrocarpum: Widely spread in the Neotropics as fodder. Vertical shaft is its pod. Volcan Masaya, Nicaragua. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/faboid/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese
大果蝴蝶豆

Synonyms

  • Bradburya macrocarpa (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Centrosema lisboae Huber ex Ducke
  • Centrosema macrocarpum var. andinum R.Schultze-Kraft & Belalcázar
  • Centrosema magnificum Malme
  • Centrosema seymourianum Fantz

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.