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Clitoria ternatea L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Clitoria
species
Clitoria ternatea

Name

Synonyms
Clitoria albiflora Mattei
Clitoria bracteata Poir.
Clitoria coelestris Siebert & Voss
Clitoria mearnsii De Wild.
Clitoria mearnsii DeWild.
Clitoria parviflora Raf.
Clitoria philippensis Perr.
Clitoria spectabilis Salisb.
Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli
Clitoria tanganyicensis Baker.f.
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. ternatea
Clitoria ternatea subsp. pilosula (Benth.) Baker
Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut
Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst.
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f.
Homonyms
Clitoria ternatea L.
Common names
'Thoua Keo in language.
Ambrevade Marron in language.
Ambrevade Marron in language.
Aparajit in Hindi
Aparajit in Hindi
Aparajita in language.
Aral in language.
Asian Pigeon Wings in language.
Asian pigeonwings in English
Asian pigeonwings in English
Asian pigeonwings in English
Asphota in language.
Aug Chan in language.
Auk-egelai in language.
Aung-mai-phya in language.
Azulejo in language.
Balog-balog in language.
Bang San 'Khao in language.
Bang San Deng in language.
Bazrul-marariyune-hindi in language.
Bejuco De Conchitas in language.
Bejuco De Conchitas in language.
Bhovera in language.
Bikhe-hayat in language.
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Blue Pea in English
Bluebell in English
Bluebell in English
Bokyma Cotele in language.
Bokyni Cotele in language.
Bong Biet in language.
Bonga Biru in language.
Bonga Biru in language.
Bonga Calente in language.
Bukiyu in language.
Bukyu in language.
Bunga Biru in language.
Bunga Biru in language.
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English
Butterfly Pea in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021akk), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CLTE3
  3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021akk), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CLTE3
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