Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

Philippine pigeonwings (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Clitoria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 9-10.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0 - 10.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Amazon rainforest, found mainly in open areas of secondary growth, favouring moist, fertile soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Clitoria fairchildiana leaf picture by seckler marcelo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clitoria fairchildiana flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Clitoria fairchildiana flower picture by Maria Rebeca (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clitoria fairchildiana fruit picture by sauloteixeirar (cc-by-sa)
Clitoria fairchildiana fruit picture by Cavalcanti EDIVALDO (cc-by-sa)
Clitoria fairchildiana fruit picture by seckler marcelo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clitoria fairchildiana world distribution map, present in Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Philippines, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Clitoria fairchildiana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291409-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164325
COL ID W9GK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 779759
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Clitoria fairchildiana Neurocarpum racemosum Centrosema spicata Clitoria racemosa