Clitoria macrophylla Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Clitoria

Characteristics

A climbing herb. It climbs 1.5 m. The leaflets are 8 cm long by 5 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Vietnam it grows between 200-1,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Clitoria macrophylla world distribution map, present in India, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:509644-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192669
COL ID W9HY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Clitoria macrophylla Clitoria acuminata Clitoria grahamii Neurocarpum macrophyllum Ternatea macrophylla Clitoria grahamii Clitoria macrophylla var. macrophylla Clitoria macrophylla var. sericea Clitoria macrophylla var. stipulacea