Clitoria biflora Dalzell.
MH042 : Clitoria biflora Dalzell.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 112 |
| Synonym | : | Clitoria annua J.Graham;
Ternatea biflora (Dalzell)Kuntze; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Asian pigeonwings, Bombay bean, supali |
| Plant Family | : | Fabaceae |
| Description | : | an erect annual herb, 30-50 cm tall, with angular, hairy stems. It is so named because it is endemic to the Bombay Presidency region. Leaves are pinnate with 5 leaflets, 3-8 cm, with the last one being larger. Flowers occur in pairs in leaf axils, which explains one of its species names, biflora. Flowers, 2.5 cm across, are like those of Butterfly Pea. The standard petal is blue, with white at the base, purple veined. Flowering: August-October. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bombay%20Bean.html |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Fabales |
| Family | : Fabaceae |
| Genus | : Clitoria |
| Species | : Clitoria biflora Dalzell. |