Fabaceae
Flor de conchitas
Centrosema pubescens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Centrosema
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 山珠豆, 距瓣豆
- English
- Flor de conchitas
- Indonesian
- Sentro, Kacangan
- Kannada
- ಮೊಲೆ ಬಾವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
- Malayalam
- പൂമ്പാറ്റപ്പയർ
- tcy
- ಮಿರೇ ಬಾಫೂತ ಸಪ್ಪು
- Tongan
- Fafangupulū
Synonyms
- Bradburya ferruginea (A.Rich.) Kuntze
- Bradburya pubescens (Benth.) Kuntze
- Bradburya schiedeana (Schltdl.) Rose
- Centrosema ferrugineum A.Rich.
- Centrosema galeottii Fantz
- Centrosema grandiflorum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp.
- Centrosema intermedium A.Rich.
- Centrosema salzmannii Benth.
- Centrosema salzmannii var. gracilis Benth.
- Centrosema salzmannii var. villosum Benth.
- Centrosema schiedeanum (Schltdl.) L.O.Williams & M.A.Clem.
- Clitoria grandiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
- Clitoria pubescens (Benth.) E.H.L.Krause
- Clitoria pubescens var. amphigona E.H.L.Krause
- Clitoria schiedeana Schltdl.
- Ternatea grandiflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze
- Ternatea schiedeana (Schltdl.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Filo gèn', CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.