[2][3][4][5][6] Vines can grow to 2.5 m; leaflets are mid-green, tinged bluish; bracts and bracteoles are greenish tinged purple; flowers are resupinate; upper (= cardinal) calyx lobes slightly longer than the others; corolla is deep purple (varying to pink with streaks of white dependent on location found); standard with a central yellow blotch which is white near its apex.

[7] Centrosema brasilianum found in Guyana consist of twining vines with flowers that are white along with a banner yellow at base.

[8] Centrosema brasilianum found in Bolivia consists of weak herbs, trailing among grasses, the stems to about 0.5 m long, very inconspicuous, but the flowers very showy; petals blue-purple.

The limiting nutrient pertaining to Centrosema species is phosphorus, thus recommendations range from 10–40 kg/ha, subject to soil parameters.

[12] Centrosema brasilianum contains a characteristic, which allows it to have a high tolerance to drought, along with the ability to retain green leaves over extended dry seasons.

Reports of a range of 11.8%-19.6% of crude protein were found in large collections evaluated in Colombia and Nigeria during sampling at ages of 6–18 weeks, respectively.

[17] In contrast to many other tropical legumes, C. brasilianum maintains its quality and retains its leaves under drought to a large extent which is an important characteristic when searching for forages for dry environments.

[24] Prior to sowing, scarification is a necessity along with hot water treatment, Osram irradiation and sulphuric acid.

The greatest gap to overcome is providing a framework for developing a strategy of grazing management that is applicable to a wide range of climatic and edaphic conditions.