About Butterfly Pea
Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Shankhupushpam (conch-shaped flower), Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea, or Darwin pea, is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate. In Indian Ayurveda it is commonly known by the name aparajita.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Clitoria ternatea
- Genus
- Clitoria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests also cultivated as ornamental
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated in Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- अपराजिता Aparajita, अपराजिता
- Nepali
- अपराजिता
- Bengali
- অপরাজিতা
- Tamil
- சங்கு கன்னிக்கொடி Kannikkodi, சங்கு புட்பம், கருவிளை
- Telugu
- సఖా పుశ్పమ్ sakha pushpam, శంఖపుష్పం, గిరికర్ణిక
- Kannada
- ಸಟ್ಟಗ Sattaga, ಶಂಖಪುಷ್ಪ Shankha puṣhpa, ಶಂಖಪುಷ್ಪಿ Shankha puṣhpi
- Malayalam
- സന്ഗ പുശ്പമ Sangu pushpam, ശംഖുപുഷ്പം, ശംഖുപുഷ്പി
- Marathi
- गोकर्ण Gokurna Shankha Pushpa शंख पुष्प, गोकर्णी
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Butterfly Pea belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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