Clitoria ternatea L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clitoria ternatea L.

CLITORIA TERNATEA Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 590; ed. 2 (1845)
*412; ed. 3, 2 (1879) 391,'i. SOI.
The Linnean species was correctly interpreted Blanco. It
is very common and widely distributed in the settled areas at
low and medium altitudes and is certainly an introduced plant
in the Archipelago.
Illustrative specimen ,from Manila, Luzon, October, 1914
{Merrill: Species Bkmcoanae No
04818033