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Clitoria lasciva Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Clitoria L.

Clitoria lasciva Benth. [Preferred name]
    Glycine lyallii Benth., p.p.C {Synonym}
    Ophrestia lyallii (Benth.)Verdc., p.p. {Synonym}
    Pseudoglycine lyallii (Benth.)F.J.Herm., p.p.B {Synonym}
    Ternatea lasciva (Benth.)Kuntze {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Famahifary [3402]; Famahyfary [2922]; Famefary [3402]; Famehifarilahy [3402]; Famehifary [3402]; Fanefary [2922]; Vahe-bourissika [2922]; Vahe-m-boarifsika [3402]; Vahe-m-burisika [2922, 3402]; Vahimafaoka [3402]; Vahimaintilahy [3402]; Vahitsibarea [3402]; Vahitsikomba [3402]; Vahytsikomba [2922]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Indian Ocean
Madagascar (N) [1915, 2924, 3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 2922, 2924]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1915, 2922, 3402] ; Illustration [3402]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [2924] [3052] ; Habit: Herb [2924] [3402], Shrub [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [2924] [3052] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1999 Fantz PR ; Source(s): 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novoselova MS extract, 2005 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H (JS2005)

  
USES:
  Environmental [2924]; Fibre [2924]; Medicine [2924, 3402]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1915.

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

2922.

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

2924.

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

3052.

  Bojer, W., 1837
    Hortus Mauritianus ou Enumeration des Plants...l'ile Maurice

3402.

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

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