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Clitoria ternatea
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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Crocodile Farm, Kariba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Crocodile Farm, Kariba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Crocodile Farm, Kariba
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| Synonyms: |
Clitorea tanganicensis Micheli |
| Common names: | Blue Pidgeon-wings (English) Butterfly pea (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Probably introduced |
| Description: |
Perennial climbing or trailing herb, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves imparipinnate with 2-4 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Leaflets ovate to elliptic-oblong, up to 6.5 × 4 cm, mostly hairless above, pubescent below. Flowers axillary, solitary or 2 together, resupinate, large and showy, bright blue with a with centre, sometimes completely white. Standard up to 5 × 4 cm. Pod linear-oblong, 6-13 cm long, flattened, mucronate at the apex, hairless or finely pubescent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Occurring in hot areas of open woodland and wooded grassland, usually near rivers or lakeshores, often in disturbed places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Pantropical. Its true origins are now uncertain due to widespread cultivation. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 28 July 2009 |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Clitoria ternatea pageFlora of Mozambique: Clitoria ternatea
African Plant Database: Clitoria ternatea
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Clitoria ternatea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Clitoria ternatea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Clitoria ternatea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Clitoria ternatea
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Clitoria ternatea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clitoria ternatea
JSTOR Plant Science: Clitoria ternatea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Clitoria ternatea
Tropicos: Clitoria ternatea
West African Plants database: Clitoria ternatea
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