Fabaceae

Spurred butterfly pea

Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Centrosema

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: سينتروسيما فيرجينيانوم
English: Spurred butterfly pea

Synonyms

Bradburya biflora (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze
Bradburya conjugata (Lehm.) Kuntze
Bradburya decumbens (Mart. ex Benth.) Kuntze
Bradburya erecta Raf.
Bradburya virginiana (L.) Kuntze
Bradburya virginiana var. angustifolia (DC.) Kuntze
Bradburya virginiana var. flavida Kuntze
Centrosema biflorum Mart. ex Benth.
Centrosema conjugatum (Lehm.) Steud.
Centrosema decumbens C.Mart.
Centrosema decumbens Mart. ex Benth.
Centrosema micranthum Steud.
Centrosema scabriusculum Hassk.
Centrosema virginiana (L.) Benth.
Centrosema virginianum subsp. angustifolium (Griseb.) Hadač
Centrosema virginianum var. angustifolium Griseb.
Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum (DC.) Fernald
Centrosema virginianum var. genuinum Stehlé & Quentin
Centrosema virginianum var. virginianum
Clitoria alabamensis Bertol.
Clitoria amoena Roth
Clitoria calcarigera Salisb.
Clitoria gemina Vell.
Clitoria gladiata Schrank
Clitoria micrantha Sm. ex Steud.
Clitoria oblonga Hassk.
Clitoria virginiana L.
Clitoria virginiana var. angustifolia DC.
Clitoria virginiana var. elliptica DC.
Clitoria virginiana var. ovata DC.
Cruminium virginianum (L.) Britton
Dolichos aristatus L.
Dolichos scabriuscidus Hassk.
Glycine pugiunculus Desv.
Nauchea virginiana (L.) J.T.Descourt.
Steganotropis conjugata Lehm.
Ternatea virginiana J.St.-Hil.
Vexillaria virginiana (L.) Eaton

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Smokemob, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aris riyanto, 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.