Clitoria guianensis

Clitoria guianensis

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
Subgenus: C. subg. Neurocarpum
Sectio: C. sect. Neurocarpum
Species: Clitoria guianensis
Varietas: C. g. var. chapadensis – C. g. var. macrocleistogama – C. g. var. subsessilis

Name

Clitoria guianensis (Aubl.) Benth. (1858)

Synonyms

• Crotalaria guianensis Aubl., Pl. Gui. 2: 761 (1775)
• Crotalaria longifolia Lam., Encycl. [Lam. et al.] 2(1): 201 (1786)
• Neurocarpum angustifolium Kunth, Mimos. 218, t. 60 (1823)
• Neurocarpum frigidulum Mart. ex Benth., Ann. Wien. Mus. 2: 116 (1838)
• Neurocarpum guianense (Aubl.) Desv., Journ. Bot. 1: 119 (1813)
• Neurocarpum longifolium (Lam.) Mart. ex Benth., Ann. Wien. Mus. 2: 116 (1838)
• Rhombifolium canescens Rich. ex DC., Prod. 2: 236 (1825)
• Ternatea guianensis (Aubl.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 210 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. Regional: Caribbean Cuba. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. Introduced into: Society Is., Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1858. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 2: 40.

Additional references

• Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clitoria guianensis 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 guianensis. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Clitoria guianensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Clitoria guianensis. 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 guianensis. Accessed: 12 May 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Clitoria guianensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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