Herbarium JCB

Clitoria terneata L.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Faboideae
Species : Clitoria terneata
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Clitoria ternatea L.
Common name : Butterfly Pea
Vernacular name : Aparajita (Hin.); Sangapusha, Shankpushpi (Kan.); Kaakkattan, Sankupushpam, Karka kartum (Tam.); Nalla-ghantana, Sanku-poolu (Tel.); Aparajita (Ori.); Shankapushpi (San.)
Collection Nos : FAP 41949
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 12/10/10
Collection Locality : Nuthanakaluva, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub forest
Key identification features : A delicate vine seen on hedges and thickets. Leaves are compound and leaflets are elliptic. Flowers are attractive and large (4-6 cm long), occasionally white. Fruit is a few-seeded flat pod. Often cultivated in gardens.
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : March-May; Throughout the Year
Native : South America
Comments : Occasional along wayside on thickets and in scrub jungles. Abundant in forest clearings. Widely cultivated in tropics.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : South America; Widely cultivated in Tropics
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Clitoria ternatea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.