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Clitoria heterophylla Lam.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Clitoria L.

Clitoria heterophylla Lam. [Preferred name]
    Ternatea heterophylla (Lam.)Kuntze {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Kilelo [2923]; Kivahy [2924, 3402]; Lady [2924, 3402]; Vahy-tany [2924, 3402]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (I) [2924, 2926, 2930, 3926]; West Bengal [2930]; Indonesia (I) [3898]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Sri Lanka (I) [2924, 3926]
  Indian Ocean
Madagascar (N) [1915, 2923, 2924, 2930, 3402, 3898]; Mauritius (N) [1915, 2923, 2924, 2930]; Reunion (N) [1915]
  North America
United States (I) [2923, 2924]; Florida [2923, 2924]
  South America
Brazil (I) [2924]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1915, 3057, 3082, 3402, 3898] ; Illustration [3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [3066] [3402] [3898] ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Herb [1915] [3402] [3898] ; Lifespan: Annual [1915], Perennial [3402] [3898] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1999 Fantz PR ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Environmental [2923, 2924, 3898]

  
NOTES:
  The plant introduced to Java is var. heterophylla []

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1915.

  Polhill, R, M., 1990
    Legumineuses.In:Flore des Mascareignes,Vol 80.J. Bosser et a

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.

3057.

  Baker, J.G., 1877
    Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles

3066.

  Vaughan, R.E., 1937
    Mauritius Inst.Bull.1(1). Catalogue of flowering plants ...

3082.

  Baker, J.G., 1894
    Bull.Misc.Inf.,Kew:146-151 Flora of Aldabra Islands

3402.

  Du Puy, D.J. et al., 2002
    The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.

3898.

  Backer, C.A., 1963
    Flora of Java. Groningen, The Netherlands

3926.

  Fantz, P.R., 2000
    Pers.comm.

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