Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Clitoria | Species: Clitoria ternatea Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Clitoria albiflora Mattei, Clitoria bracteata Poir., Clitoria mearnsii De Wild., Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli, Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Butterfly-bean, Butterfly-pea, Blue-pea, Cordofan-pea | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Butterfly-bean | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aparajita | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | 1600-2000m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | A linear, oblong pod, compressed, apically beaked; seeds 10-15, reniform |
| Habitat | Common on waysides, thickets, scrub jungles. Widely cultivated in the tropics. Plains from the coast to 900m. Probably a native of South America. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of tropical America, widely cultivated for its showy flower | Bark Details | Sub-erect and woody at the base; smooth and greenish in colour |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Climber. Leaves pinnate, with 5 or 7 leaflets; stipules persistent, narrowly triangular, prominently 3-nerved; leaflets elliptic, ovate or nearly orbicular .Flowers axillary, single or paired; colour ranges from white, mauve, light blue to dark blue; Fruit a pod linear-oblong, flattened, | Leaf Details | Leaves pinnate, with 5 or 7 leaflets; stipules persistent, narro.wly triangular, prominently 3-nerved; leaflets elliptic, ovate or nearly orbicular. |
