Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCentrosema
Scientific name with authorshipCentrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bradburya biflora (Mart. ex Benth.) KuntzeBradburya conjugata (Lehm.) KuntzeBradburya decumbens (Mart. ex Benth.) KuntzeBradburya erecta Raf.Bradburya virginiana (L.) KuntzeBradburya virginiana var. angustifolia (DC.) KuntzeBradburya virginiana var. flavida KuntzeCentrosema biflorum Mart.Centrosema biflorum Mart. ex Benth.Centrosema conjugatum (Lehm.) Steud.Centrosema decumbens Mart.Centrosema decumbens Mart. ex Benth.Centrosema scabriusculum Hassk.Centrosema virginianum subsp. angustifolium (Griseb.) HadacCentrosema virginianum var. angustifolia DC., 1825Centrosema virginianum var. angustifolium Griseb.Centrosema virginianum var. ellipticum (DC.) FernaldCentrosema virginianum var. genuinum Stehlé & QuentinCentrosema virginianum var. virginianumClitoria alabamensis Bertol.Clitoria amoena RothClitoria calcarigera Salisb.Clitoria gemina Vell.Clitoria gladiata SchrankClitoria micrantha Sm.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.) BrittonDolichos 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
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier51897-2
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.