Clitoria annua

Clitoria annua

Clitoria annua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Phaseoleae
Subtribus: Clitoriinae
Genus: Clitoria
Species: Clitoria annua

Name

Clitoria annua J.Graham, 1839

Synonyms

• Clitoria annua var. emarginata S.Yadav & Dhanke
• Clitoria annua var. sekharii M.R.Almeida & N.Chaturv. ex Krishnaraj, N.Mohanan, Th.Davis
• Clitoria biflora Dalzell, Hook. Kew Journ. 2: (1850) 35
• Ternatea biflora (Dalzell) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 210 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia template Regional: Indian subcontinent India, West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Graham, J. 1839. A Catalogue of the Plants Growing in Bombay and its vicinity; spontaneous, cultivated or introduced, as far as they have been ascertained. 521 pp. Bombay. BHL Reference page. : 47.

Additional references

• Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clitoria annua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Clitoria annua. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Clitoria annua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Clitoria annua. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Clitoria annua. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Clitoria annua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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