Species Clitoria ternatea
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Clitoria ternatea.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Clitoria:
Gk. kleio = I shut. Linnaean name for Clitoria mariana, the butterfly pea, from a supposed resemblance to the female clitoris or referring to the seed forming inside the flower before petal-drop (Plowden) or by analogy the legume in the persistent flower parts (David Gledhill).
Etymology of ternatea:
From the Latin ternatus = 'arranged or divided into threes'
Scientific name:
Clitoria ternatea L.
Etymology applies to:
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 2: 753 (1753)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1753
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Clitoria ternatea.