Blue pea (Clitoria ternatea)

Blue pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. It is a climbing herb with compound leaves, 5-7 leaflets, up to 12 cm long. The leaflets are oval to round, up to 4 cm long and 3 cm wide, and green.

The flowers are blue and white, up to 5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. The pods are up to 11 cm long and 1 cm wide.



TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Clitoriinae
Genus: Clitoria L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Species: Clitoria ternatea L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Clitoria spectabilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 336 (1796)
Nauchea ternatea (L.) J.-T.Descourt. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 8 (1826)
Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 72 (1898)
Ternatea vulgaris Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 415 (1824)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Clitoria albiflora Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 97 (1908)
Clitoria bracteata Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 301 (1811)
Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 13(Suppl.): 8 (1925)
Clitoria parviflora Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)
Clitoria philippensis Perr. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 110 (1825)
Clitoria pilosula Wall. ex Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 37 (1857)
Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 36: 60 (1897)
Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut in Fl. Senegal: 47 (1954)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz in Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990)
Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 213 (1845)
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f. in Legum. Trop. Africa: 428 (1929)
Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata (Poir.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 234 (1825)
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz in Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37: 18 (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatea var. major Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: 79 (1847)
Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula (Wall. ex Benth.) Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 208 (1876)
Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora Fantz in Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37: 18 (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatensium Crantz in Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 59 (1766)
Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 28: 261 (1878)
Deguelia javanica (Miq.) Taub. in Bot. Centralbl. 47: 386 (1891)
Derris javanica Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 143 (1855)
Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 135 (1775)
Nauchea bracteata Dupuis ex J.-T.Descourt. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 11 (1826)
Phaseolus clitorius Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790)
Pterocarpus javanicus (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 203 (1891)
Ternatea indica J.St.-Hil. in Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 226 (1805)
Wisteria dubia Walp. in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 324 (1843)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Mattei) Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 65 (1916)
Clitoria ternatea f. flaviflora Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 65 (1916)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Assamese: Aparajita
Austria: Blaue Klitorie
Bengali: অপরাজিতা Aparajita, নীল অপরাজিতা Nīla aparājitā
Chinese (simplified): 蓝蝶豆
Chinese (traditional): 蝶豆 - 羊豆 - 豆碧 - 蝴蝶花豆 - 藍花豆
Czech: Klitorie ternantská
English: Blue Pea, Butterfly Pea, Asian pigeonwings, Bluebellvine, Cordofan pea, Darwin pea
Filipino: Kolokanting, Giting princesa, Balog-balog
Finnish: Finiherne
French: Pois bleu
German: Blaue Klitorie
Hindi: अपराजित Aparajita, गोकर्णी Gokarni, खगटू Khagtu
Hong Kong: 蝶豆
Indonesian: Kembang telang, Bunga telang, Telang ternate, Bunga biru
Japanese: チョウマメ
Java: Telang, Kembang Teleng
Kannada: Sangapusha, Shankpushpi, Aparajite, Girikarnike, Girikanne, Kantisoppu, Sattaga, Shankha puṣhpa, Shankha puṣhpi, Kaṇṭhi
Khmer: Rum'choan
Konkani: Shankha pushpa, Gokarna
Lao: 'ang s'an dam, bang s'an dam
Lithuanian: Mėlynoji balnapupė
Malayalam: Aaral Kakkanamkoti, Malayamukki, Sankupushpum, Sangu pushpam
Malaysia: Bunga biru, Kacang telang
Manipuri: Aparajita
Marathi: Gokarn, Gokarna, Gokurna, Shankha pushpa, Vishnukranta
Nepali: अपराजिता Aparaajitaa, शंखपुष्पी Shankhapushpee, गोकर्ण Gokarna
Oria: Aparajita
Portuguese: Feijão borboleta, Cunhã, Feijão-de-pombo
Russian: Клитория тройчатая
Sanskrit: Shankapushpi, Adrikarni, Aparajita, Girikarnika, Ghrstih, Radha
Slovak: Klitória trojpočetná
Spanish: Conchita asiática azul
Taiwan: 蝶豆
Tamil: காக்கத்தான் - சங்குபுஷ்பம் - கற்க கரடும் - கக்கணம் - கன்னிக்கொடி - கார்கோகார்டுன் - கிரிக்னி - குருவிளை Kaakkattan, Sankupuspam, Karka kartum, Kakkanam, Kannikkodi, Karkokartun, Kricnni, Kruvilai
Telugu: Nalla-ghantana, Sanku-poolu, Shanku pushpi, Gentana, Sankhu-pushpamu, Sakha pushpam
Thai: อัญชัน
Vietnam: Dâu biê'c

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