Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Clitoria guianensis var. guianensis (Aubl.)Benth..

Clitoria guianensis var. guianensis (Aubl.)Benth.

HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Clitoria L.

Clitoria guianensis var. guianensis (Aubl.)Benth. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Caribbean: Cuba (N) [2922]
Central America: Belize (N) [2922]; Costa Rica (N) [2922]; Guatemala (N) [2922]; Honduras (N) [2922]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [2922]; Oaxaca [2922]; Veracruz [2922]; Mexico(South East) (N) [2922]; Chiapas [2922]; Tabasco [2922]; Panama (N) [2922]
South America: Bolivia (N) [2922]; Brazil (N) [2922]; Amapa [2922]; Bahia [2922]; Ceara [2922]; Goias [2922]; Mato Grosso [2922]; Minas Gerais [2922]; Para [2922]; Sao Paulo [2922]; Colombia (N) [2922]; French Guiana (N) [2285, 2947]; Guyana (N) [2285, 2947]; Surinam (N) [2285, 2947]; Venezuela (N) [2922]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [2927]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Habit: Herb, Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1999 Fantz PR

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2285.		Boggan, V. et al., 1993
		Checklist of plants of the Guianas. Univ.Guyana. Georgetown.

2922.		Fantz, P.R., 1978
		Dissertation Abstracts Int.38(11). Monograph of Clitoria

2927.		Fantz, P.R., 1995
		Sida 16(4):721-730.Taxonomic notes on new vars of...Clitoria

2947.		Fantz, P.R.(in press), 0
		In Utrecht(ed.)Flora of the Guianas