Clitoria annua J.Graham

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Clitoria

Characteristics

An erect annual herb. It grows 30-50 cm tall. The stems are angular and hairy. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 5 leaflets and they are 3-8 cm long with the end one larger. The flowers are in pairs in the axils of leaves. The flowers are 2.5 cm across. The petal standards and blue and white at the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Clitoria annua world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20008486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192547
COL ID W9FL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clitoria annua Clitoria biflora Ternatea biflora Clitoria annua var. emarginata Clitoria annua var. sekharii