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Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(Voigt) Fantz

Propagation

C.L.S.

Cultivated

C, ornamental, with several cultivars

Hardiness Zone

Min16C 10-11

Offspring

Clitoria ternatea 'Albiflora', Clitoria ternatea 'Blue Sails', Clitoria ternatea 'Semi-double'

Common Names

• Butterfly Pea
• Bejuco de Conchitas
• Blue Pea
• Bluebell Vine
• Zapatico de la Reina
• Mussel-shell Pea
• Blue Vine
• Pigeon Wings
• Conch-shell Flower
• Aparijita (Nepali)
• Nilkatarodu
• Die dou (Pinyin)
• Aprajita (India)
• Bunja Biru (Australian)
• Khua Khau Poun (Laos)
• Blue Butterfly Pea
• Azulejo
• Bejuco de Conchitos
• Bejuco de Conchitas (Puerto Rico)
• Conchita Azul (Cuba)
• Frijolito (Cuba)
• Lentille Sauvage (Guadeloupe)
• Manito de Vieja (Cuba)
• Papitos (Puerto Rico)
• Pois Hallier (Martinique)
• Pois Marron (Guadeloupe)
• Pois Sauvage (Guadeloupe)
• Pois Savane (Guadeloupe)
• Pois Tonnelle (Guadeloupe)
• Pois-pois (Guadeloupe)
• Cordofan Pea
• Pois Tonelle (French)
• Zapotillo (Spanish)
• Salbocole (Italy)
• Deleite
• Conchitas
• Aung-mai-hpyu (Myanmar)
• Aung-me-nyo (Myanmar)
• Pe-nauk-ni (Myanmar)
• Zapatillo de la Reina (El Salvador)
• Oporajita (Bangladesh)
• Kordofan Pea (Sudan)
• Campanilla (Panama)
• Zapatillo de La Reina (El Salvador)
• Pokindang (Philippines)

Geographical Habitats

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Scabrous leaflets, whitish-purple flowers, pubescent legumes

Naturalised in some areas, seeds may be toxic to livestock

Forage, medicine, food & drink, toxins, young pods used as vegetable, flowers used as a food colouring. Cultivated as an ornamental & green manure

Further References

• Botanicus