Centrosema pubescens

Botanical Description

Centrosema pubescens is a herbaceous, climbing, perennial herb. The vigorous stems scramble over the ground or twine into other plants for support[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ]. The plant has a deeply penetrating taproot[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is considered to be the most productive green manure crop for fertile soils in the humid tropics and is widely grown for this purpose[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].