Centrosema — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Centrosema recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Centrosema plumieri
Centrosema plumieri
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Plants are not adapted to acid soils. They are reasonably shade tolerant. The mature yield of biomass from a hectare can be up to 16 tonnes.
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Centrosema pubescens
Centrosema pubescens
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moister tropics. It prefers an annual rainfall of 1,500 mm or more but plants have persisted in pastures receiving an average annual rainfall of only 800 mm. It can survive a 3 - 4 month dry season but is not adapted to prolonged drought.
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Centrosema virginianum
Centrosema virginianum
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in any sandy or loamy soil in a sunny position. Tolerant of poor acid soils, dry soils and drought. A climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around other plants.
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