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Clitoria mariana L.

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GENUS: Clitoria L.

Clitoria mariana L. [Preferred name]
    Clitoria marina L. {Orthographic variant}
    Ternatea mariana (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Vexillaria mariana (L.)Raf. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Butterfly Pea [1850, 2923]; Pigeon Wing [2922]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
Bhutan (N) [1947]; China (N) [1179, 2926, 2930, 3425]; Guangxi [3425]; Yunnan [2930, 3425]; India (N) [1914, 1942, 2930, 3040, 3615]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Manipur [2930]; Meghalaya [1914, 2930]; Nagaland [2930, 3615]; Laos (U) [1942]; Myanmar (N) [1914, 1942, 2930]; Thailand (N) [1942, 2930]; Vietnam (U) [1942]
  Central America
Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470, 2922]; Nuevo Leon [2922]
  North America
United States (N) [1268, 1431, 1470, 1680, 2922, 2923, 3157]; Alabama [2922, 3157]; Arizona [2922, 3157]; Arkansas [2922, 3157]; Delaware [2922]; District Of Columbia [2922]; Florida [2922, 3157]; Georgia [2922, 3157]; Illinois [2922, 3157]; Indiana [2922]; Kansas [3157]; Kentucky [2922, 3157]; Louisiana [2922, 3157]; Maryland [2922, 3157]; Minnesota [3157]; Mississippi [2922, 3157]; Missouri [2922, 3157]; Nebraska [3157]; New Jersey [2922]; New York [2922]; North Carolina [2922, 3157]; Ohio [2922]; Oklahoma [2922, 3157]; Pennsylvania [2922]; South Carolina [2922, 3157]; Tennessee [2922, 3157]; Texas [2922, 3157]; Virginia [2922, 3157]; West Virginia [2922]; Wisconsin [3157]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1850, 1942, 1947, 1980, 2922, 3425, 3465] ; Distribution Map [2922] ; Illustration [1942, 2922, 3425]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Herb, Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1999 Fantz PR ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2004-01 (Fl.Sinicae) Novoselova MS extract, 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [2923, 2924]; Medicine [2924]

  
NOTES:
  Described from America. Native to Asia? [1942]
  Fantz (notes at K) has distunguished a var.orientalis. Publication not traced. [3047]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1179.

  Chen, Te-chao & Wu, Te-lin, 1986
    Typed Script(MO)130pp Enumeration Chinese Papilionoideae

1268.

  Fantz, P.R., 1988
    Madrono 35(1):23-31 New Sect. of Clitoria Subg. Neurocarpum

1470.

  McVaugh, R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1850.

  Isely, D., 1990
    Leguminosae, Vascular Flora S.E. U.S.A. 3(2) 1-258

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

1942.

  Thuan, N., 1979
    In:Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam. Vol.17

1947.

  Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G., 1987
    Flora of Bhutan,Vol.1.(Part 3). Edinburgh: RBG

1980.

  Baker, J.G., 1876
    In:Hooker,J.D., Flora of British India 2:56-306. (1876-1879)

2922.

  Fantz, P.R., 1978
    Dissertation Abstracts Int.38(11). Monograph of Clitoria

2923.

  Fantz, P.R., 1993
    HortScience 28(6):674-676 Cult. Centrosema & Clitoria in USA

2924.

  Fantz, P.R., 1992
    J.Econ.Bot.45(4):511-520.Ethnobotany of Clitoria in SE Asia.

2926.

  Fantz, P.R. & Predeep, S.V., 1992
    Sida 15(1):1-7. Comments on four legumes .... in India

2930.

  Fantz, P.R. & Predeep, S.V., 1996
    Bull.Bot.Survey India (in press.) Clitoria of SE Asia.

3040.

  Hajra, P.K. et al., 1996
    Materials for the Flora of Arunachal Pradesh Vol.1

3047.

  Lock, J.M., 1993
    Notes and specimens in Herb. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

3157.

  Isely, D., 1998
    Native & naturalized Leg.of the USA.Brigham Young Univ.Utah

3425.

  Wei, Y.T., 1995
    Dumasia &... In: Fl. Reip. Pop. Sinicae, 41 (Leguminosae 3)

3465.

  Gagnepain, F., 1913
    In:Lecomte,H.(ed.), Flore Generale de L'Indochine 2, 2.

3615.

  Clarke, C.B., 1889
    J.Linn.Soc.Bot.25:1-107. On the plants of Kohima...
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