Nomenclature: wfo-0000179216
![Kew Gardens K000418286: Schimper [1736] Ethiopia Kew Gardens K000418286: Schimper [1736] Ethiopia](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/a3eb50b4fb478ceb542e90e6d05eaa14.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K001120619: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Kew Gardens K001120619: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/b0569ce3d05a693860f1d864bad38323.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K001120620: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Kew Gardens K001120620: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344]](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/5c5a5cf47a314dfdf6fec545505d9917.jpg)
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Clitoria ternatea Sp. Pl. : 753 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 753. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000418286: Schimper [1736] Ethiopia Link to Syntype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000418287: Schimper [1617] Ethiopia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000418289: Broadbent, J.A. [14] Senegal Link to Holotype provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000848520: Carey [s.n.] India Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120619: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120620: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120621: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120622: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120623: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120624: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120625: De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120626: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001120627: s.coll. [Cat. no. 5344] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Type specimen at Edinburgh (E). Jenkins: . Barcode: E00885435. Specimen link provided by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 486606-1
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: ild-2539
- database : The Plant List version 1.1, record: ild-2539
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Papilionoideae > Clitoria > Clitoria ternatea
Synonyms
- Ternatea vulgaris
- Clitoria tanganicensis
- Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia
- Ternatea ternatea
- Clitoria mearnsii
- Clitoria zanzibarensis
- Clitoria ternatea var. ternatea
- Clitoria albiflora
- Clitoria bracteata
- Clitoria parviflora
- Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula
- Clitoria ternatensium
- Lathyrus spectabilis
- Ternatea vulgaris
- Clitoria coelestris
- Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora
- Clitoria philippensis
- Nauchea bracteata
- Wisteria dubia
- Phaseolus clitorius
- Clitoria spectabilis
- Derris javanica
- Clitoria caelestis
- Nauchea ternatea
- Deguelia javanica
- Pterocarpus javanicus
- Clitoria ternatea f. ternatea
- Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala
- Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha
- Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora
- Ternatea indica
- Clitoria ternatea var. major
- Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata
- Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora
- Clitoria ternatea var. alba
- Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata
Taxonomic References
- database : Legume Data Portal record: 2728115 Placement taken from Fabaceae Checklist 2024 v.5
Treatment References
- database : Legume Data Portal record: 2728115 Placement taken from Fabaceae Checklist 2024 v.5