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Fabaceae

Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Centrosema sagittatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Brandegee

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Centrosema

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Common names

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English
Arrowleaf butterfly pea

Synonyms

  • Bradburya dubia (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Bradburya sagittata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rose
  • Centrosema dubium Hemsl.
  • Centrosema hastatum (Kunth) Benth.
  • Glycine sagittata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Rudolphia dubia Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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