Clitoria mariana L.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Synonym(s) : Martiusia mariana (L.) Small; Nauchea mariana (L.) J.T.Descourt.; Ternatea mariana (L.) Kuntze; Vexillaria mariana (L.) Eaton
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Clitoria mariana L.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Climbers, generally 2-3 m long; Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets ovate-elliptic, chartaceous, glabrous; Flowers blue, large, solitary, axillary; Pods slightly compressed, glabrous, septate, 1-3 seeded with long persistent style.
  • Flower, Fruit : September- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Tuisenhnar, Kawlhkulh-Hliapui
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mexico, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Caroli
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mexico, Mississippi, Myanmar, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Vietnam, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 380
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 437-439
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Clitoria mariana. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

India Distribution

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