Clitoria heterophylla Lam.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Clitoria heterophylla Lam. -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4801845
Occurrence ID: 530350a5-17ed-412d-9c33-f51f9f649fde
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
EX HERB. HORT. BOT. REG. KEW. J THIS MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE RBG KEW TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SUPPLIED. FLORA OF MADAGASCAR Clitoria heterophylla Lam. S Madagascar, Province of Toliara (Tulear), 30 km east of Amboasary, 40 km west of Fort Dauphin (Taolanaro), near Res. Nat. Andohahela, Parcelle 3. Map Ref.: 25°02’S 46°38'E Spiny transition scrubland with Mimosa delicatula and Neodypsis decaryi, on quartzy lateritic soil. Small climbing herb to c. 1 m tall with very slender, twining, purplish green stems. Leaves imparipinnate, with 5-9 leaflets; leaflets very variable in shape, from short and elliptical, to long and linear, deep bluish green above, greyish beneath, with a purplish margin. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils, c. 3.5-3.9 cm long, sky blue, not scented; calyx 5-toothed, the longest uppermost, slightly inflated at the base, green tinged and veined purple, subtended by 2 small purplish bracts; standard c. 3.5 cm long, with a short claw, mostly sky blue, with a white central splash becoming greenish at the base; wings long-clawed, c. 2.2 cm long, the limb c. 9 mm long, sky blue, nestling against the base of the standard and enclosing the keel; keel cream and pale blue, with 2 lateral pockets adhering to the wings; filament tube and style pale green, the style bearded inside. Alt. c. 125 m D.J. & B.P. Du Puy, M Cheek & G. Rafamantanantsoa 3.12.91 M395 04801845
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Clitoria heterophylla Lam.