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Centrosema
Also called Butterfly Peas
Centrosema, the butterfly peas, is a genus of about 45 tropical and subtropical American climbing vines in the pea family, Fabaceae. Grow the commonly cultivated members as warm-season climbers in full sun with well-drained soil.
Centrosema, the butterfly peas, is a genus of vines in the legume family (Fabaceae). It includes 45 species, which are native to tropical and sub-tropical Americas from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
The following is a list of all accepted species as of 29 May 2025:
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