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Clitoria ternatea

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Clitoria ternatea

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Also known as Asian pigeonwings, butterfly pea, cordofan pea, blue clitoria, blue pea vine, blue ternate, blue ternate flower

species of plant originally from Indonesian island of Ternate

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Clitoria ternatea is a flowering plant that originated from the Indonesian island of Ternate. It has been cultivated and used in various regions for ornamental, culinary, and traditional medicinal purposes.

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blue pea

Clitoria ternatea

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, DR Congo, Eritrea
Observations14,280
Observations recorded15,755

Common Name: cajlee

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Clitoria ternatea
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taxon common name
himmelsärt
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C. ternatea
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Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Shankhupushpam (conch-shaped flower), Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea, or Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate. In Indian Ayurveda it is commonly known by the name aparajita.

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