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A genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
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centrosema
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Centrosema , the butterfly peas , is a genus of (mainly tropical) American vines in the legume family ( Fabaceae ). Species include: Centrosema angustifolium Benth. Centrosema arenarium Benth. Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth. Centrosema dasyanthum Benth. ...
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Centrosema, 365 Ceratophyllum demersum, movements of stem, 211 Cereus Landbeckii, its rudimentary cotyledons, 97 -- speciossimus, circumnutation of stem, 206, 207 Cerinthe major, circumnutation of hypocotyl, 49 --, of cotyledons, 49 --, ellipses described by hypocotyls when erect, 107 -- effect of darkness, 124 Chatin, M.
Uraria lagopus and the leaves of a Centrosema from Brazil both sink vertically down at night.