Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Subclassis: Rosidae
Ordo: Fabales
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Clitoriinae
Genus: Centrosema
Species: C. acutifolium - C. angustifolium - C. arenarium - C. arenicola - C. bifidum - C. brachypodum - C. bracteosum - C. brasilianum - C. capitatum - C. carajasense - C. coriaceum - C. dasyanthum - C. fasciculatum - C. grandiflorum - C. grazielae - C. heptaphyllum - C. jaraguaense - C. latidens - C. macrocarpum - C. pascuorum - C. plumieri - C. pubescens - C. rotundifolium - C. sagittatum - C. schiedeanum - C. schottii - C. tapirapoanense - C. tetragonolobum - C. venosum - C. vetulum - C. vexillatum - C. virginianum
Name
Centrosema (DC.) Benth.
Centrosema, the butterfly peas[1], are a genus of tropical American vines in the legume family (Fabaceae). Species include:
* Centrosema angustifolium Benth.
* Centrosema arenarium Benth.
* Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.
* Centrosema dasyanthum Benth.
* Centrosema macranthum Hoehne
* Centrosema macrocarpum
* Centrosema plumerii (Turp. ex Pres.) Benth.
* Centrosema pubescens Benth.
* Centrosema sagittatum (Willd.) Brad.
* Centrosema vexillatum Benth.
* Centrosema virginianum
Lepidopteran caterpillars that feed on butterfly peas include the Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator), occasionally recorded on C. macrocarpum and C. plumieri at least[2].
Footnotes
1. ^ USDA (2007)
2. ^ Hébert et al. (2004), Brower et al. (2006)
References
* Brower, Andrew V.Z. (2006): Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: ‘ten species’ of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4(2): 127–132. doi:10.1017/S147720000500191X PDF fulltext
* Hébert, Paul D.N.; Penton, Erin H.; Burns, John M.; Janzen, Daniel H. & Hallwachs, Winnie (2004): Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the semitropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgerator. PNAS 101(41): 14812-14817. doi:10.1073/pnas.0406166101 PDF fulltext Supporting Appendices
* United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2007): USDA Plants Profile: Centrosema. Retrieved 2007-DEC-17.
