✿Fabaceae · Centrosema
Mudgaparni / Sentro
Centrosema pubescens
Climber
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Centrosema pubescens
- Genus
- Centrosema
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Goa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- TrifoliaterecordedA compound leaf made of exactly three leaflets.“Leaves are trifoliate, with elliptical leaflets approximately 4 cm × 3.5 cm (1.6 in × 1.4 in), dark-green and glabrous above but whitish and densely tomentose below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaves are trifoliate, with elliptical leaflets approximately 4 cm × 3.5 cm (1.6 in × 1.4 in), dark-green and glabrous above but whitish and densely tomentose below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- TomentoserecordedDensely covered in matted, woolly hairs.“Leaves are trifoliate, with elliptical leaflets approximately 4 cm × 3.5 cm (1.6 in × 1.4 in), dark-green and glabrous above but whitish and densely tomentose below.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mudgaparni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Flowers are generally pale violet with darker violet veins, born in axillary racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Fruit is a flat, long, dark brown pod 7.5–15 cm (3.0–5.9 in) long, containing up to 20 seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mudgaparni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಮೊಲೆ ಬಾವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು
- Malayalam
- പൂമ്പാറ്റപ്പയർ, Centrosema pubescens
- Sanskrit
- mudgaparni
About Mudgaparni
A member of the Fabaceae family, Sentro (Centrosema pubescens) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It is cultivated.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten and harvested for fodder.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Mudgaparni belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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