Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Clitoria | Species: Clitoria ternatea L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Clitoria albiflora, Clitoria bracteata | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Butterfly pea, Blue pea, Cordofan pea and Asian pigeonwings | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Butterfly Bean | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Aparajita | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 900 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | The fruits are 5 – 7 cm long, flat pods with 6 to 10 seeds in each pod |
| Habitat | Occurs in waysides, thickets, scrub jungles widely cultivated in the tropics | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Asia, Africa, Angola, Angola-ISO, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Verde Is, Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea | Bark Details | Herbaceous stems fine twining, sparsely pubescent |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Summer-growing perennial climber with a woody base, can climb tall grasses and crops and most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers; solitary, with light yellow markings | Leaf Details | Leaves pinnate with 5 or 7 leaflets; petioles 1.5-3 cm long; stipules persistent, narrowly triangular, 1-6 mm long, 0.3-3 cm wide |
