Clitoria macrophylla

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• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Clitoria

Climbing or erect herbs or shrubs , rarely trees . Leaf mostly pinnately 3-9-foliolate; stipels and stipules present. Inflorescence racemose or axillary solitary or paired . Bracts stipule-like; bracteoles large. Calyx 5 toothed , 2 upper teeth subconnate. Corolla white, red or blue. Vexillum without appendages , larger than other petals. Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous , 9+1, vexillary stamen free; anthers uniform or 5 dorsifixed alternating with 5 subbasifixed. Ovary stipitate , 2-many ovuled, style more or less flattened, bearded inside, stigma terminal . Fruit linear-oblong, compressed or turgid .

A genus with about 30 species, distributed in tropics and subtropics.[1]

Physical Description

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Clitoria acuminata Wall. • Clitoria grahamii Benth. • Clitoria macrophylla sensu Hance

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Habit: Shrub , Habit: Herb, Lifespan: Perennial

Last scrutiny: 1999

Similar Species

Members of the genus Clitoria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 33 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

C. arborea (Burro Yacuana) · C. arborescens (Koeroemoe Enoelae) · C. brachystegia (Flor De La Reina) · C. dendrina (Anima-Flor De Anima) · C. densiflora (Semelos) · C. fairchildiana (Butterfly Pea Tree) · C. falcata (Espelina Falsa) · C. flexuosa (Raca-Sisa) · C. fragrans (Pigeon Wings) · C. froesii (Darume Vine) · C. glaberrima (Anima) · C. guianensis (Catuaba) · C. heterophylla (Kilelo) · C. juninensis (Sapotillo) · C. kaessneri (Muliatchioca) · C. lasciva (Famahyfary) · C. laurifolia (Laurel-Leaf Pigeonwings) · C. macrophylla (Poik Tak Katen) · C. mariana (Atlantic Pigeonwings) · C. mariana var. mariana (Butterfly-Pea) · C. mariana var. orientalis (Butterfly-Pea) · C. mariana var. pubescentia (Butterfly-Pea) · C. mexicana (Frijolillo) · C. nervosa (Chancho) · C. pendens (GatŠ-T‚t‚) · C. polystachya (Bunijn) · C. pozuzoensis (Soga De Machete) · C. stipularis (Feijao Bravo) · C. ternatea (Asian Pigeon Wings) · C. ternatea var. angustifolia (Butterfly-Pea) · C. ternatea var. ternatea (Butterfly Pea) · C. ternatea 'Alba' (White Butterfly Pea Vine) · C. ternatea 'Blue Sails' (Blue Pea Vine)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of miscellaneous information /Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1911 London: H.M. Stationery Office, 1900-1941. url p. 39.
• Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45 2003 Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1890- url p. 237, p. 510.
• Contributions to the flora of Siam [Aberdeen]Printed for the University1912- url p. 62.
• Contributions to the flora of Siam. .. / by William Grant Craib. .. [Aberdeen]: Printed for the University of Aberdeen, 1912- url p. 62.
• Flora Malesiana. general editor, C.G.G.J. van Steenis. Djakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff, 1950- url p. 401.
• Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. London: The Society, 1857-1864. url p. 34.
• Novon a journal of botanical nomenclature from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 3 1993 St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden, url p. 352, p. 354, p. 355.
• The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. 23 1886-88 London: the Society: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green: ||Williams and Norgate, 1865-1968. url p. 188.
• The flora of British India /By J. D. Hooker assisted by various botanists. Published under the authority of the secretary of state for India in council. London: L. Reeve, 1875-97. url p. 209, p. 209.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 27, 2008:

• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1561432
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-19891
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 420176

Footnotes

1. "Clitoria". in Flora of Pakistan Page 254. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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