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Clitoria (Leguminosae) of South Eastern Asia


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1 North Carolina State University, United States
 

A key and taxonomic treatment is provided for the ten species of Clitoria known from South-eastern Asia, Pakistan to Malaysia. Native species include C. annua, C. cordiformis, C. hanceana, C. javanica, C. linearis, C. mariana and C. macrophylla. The most commonly collected species, C. ternatea, is both cultivated and naturalized. Species known only from cultivation include C. fairchildiana and C. laurifolia. Excluded species, all reported from India, include C. arborescens, C. heterophylla, C. vaupelli and C. virginianum.
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Paul R. Fantz
North Carolina State University, United States
S. V. Pradeep
North Carolina State University, United States

Abstract


A key and taxonomic treatment is provided for the ten species of Clitoria known from South-eastern Asia, Pakistan to Malaysia. Native species include C. annua, C. cordiformis, C. hanceana, C. javanica, C. linearis, C. mariana and C. macrophylla. The most commonly collected species, C. ternatea, is both cultivated and naturalized. Species known only from cultivation include C. fairchildiana and C. laurifolia. Excluded species, all reported from India, include C. arborescens, C. heterophylla, C. vaupelli and C. virginianum.