Fabaceae

Clitoria L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Honduras, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Maine, Malawi, Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oklahoma, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Dakota, Sudan, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, Christmas I., Cook Is., Egypt, Fiji, Galápagos, Gilbert Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 176.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 334 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Benth. in J.L.S. 2: 33 (1858)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 334 (1754)
  • Sp. PL: 753 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2009 Silva, M.A.; Santos, A.D.; Souza, N.G.; Oliveira, N.R.; Santos, J.T.; Cardoso, E.; Mendonça, R.C. [4158] Brazil K000920489 Yes
Nov 27, 2006 Hatschbach, G.G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [78674] Brazil K000920487 Yes
Apr 10, 2003 Blanchet [3130] Brazil K000920554 Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Penteado, M.I.O.; Costa, N.M.S. [7813] Brazil K000920648 Yes
May 1, 1995 Farias, G.L. [313] Brazil K000920559 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [33560] Brazil K000920557 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Daly, D.C.; Cardoso, J. [3794] Brazil K000920650 Yes
Dec 4, 1978 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3565] Brazil K000920667 Yes
Dec 4, 1978 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [4537] Brazil K000920665 Yes
Jul 1, 1976 Put [3074] Thailand K000496763 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1976 Marcan, A. [1752] Thailand K000496762 No
Jul 1, 1976 Hai hoc [231] Thailand K000496761 No
Jan 1, 1976 Schomburgk [[alpha]] Guyana K000328271 Lectotype Yes
Dec 4, 1972 Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A. [49] Brazil K000920666 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6854] Brazil K000920657 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [20686] Brazil K000920485 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [172] Ecuador K003222293 Yes
Woytkowski, F. [99] Peru K003222309 Yes
Santos, M.L.O. [16] Brazil K000920660 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [954] Peru K003222306 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12580] Brazil K000920463 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5346] Burma K001120630 Unknown Type Material Yes
Calatayud, G.; Huamantupa, I.; Suclli, E.; Cevallos, R.; Zamora, F.; Suimer, A. [4444] Peru K003222305 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ferreira, A.; Bertoldo, J. [3606] Brazil K000920668 Yes
Usteri [558] Brazil K000920477 Yes
Coradin, L.; Schultze-Kraft, R.; Cameron, D.F.; Silva, G.P. [3754] Brazil K000920659 Yes
Glaziou, A. [8638] Brazil K000920462 Yes
Rambo [45108] Brazil K000920467 Yes
Riedel [2046] Brazil K000920570 Yes
Spruce [2158] Brazil K000920471 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Grear, J.W., Jr.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R. [13565] Brazil K000920469 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2736] Brazil K000920655 Yes
Nascimento, O.C. [436] Brazil K000920664 Yes
Zimmermann, G.; Marquardt, I.; Hoffmann, M. [131] Venezuela K003222291 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Philcox, D.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [5068] Brazil K000920663 Yes
Weir, J. [129] Brazil K000920568 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Farfan, J.; Huamantupa, I. [6705] Peru K003222307 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E.; Farfan, J.; Carazas, A. [8366] Peru K003222304 Yes
Roman, O. [229] Colombia K003222296 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hatschbach, G.G.; Cervi, A.C.; Dombrowski, L. [1393] Brazil K000920562 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Rocio Rojas; Rivera, R. [35856] Peru K003222299 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000920475 Yes
Weddell [1749] Brazil K000920571 Yes
Haught, O.L. [2075] Colombia K003222297 Yes
Bamps, P. [5050] Brazil K000920656 Yes
Queiroz, J.C.C. [12] Brazil K000920661 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [3437] Brazil K000920470 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [1822] Brazil K000920669 Yes
Sellow [5037] Brazil K000920569 Yes
Swainson [s.n.] Brazil K000920474 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2736] Brazil K000920654 Yes
Ule, E. [8179] Brazil K000920478 Yes
Loup, C.; Bidault.; Ibrahim, Y.; Viscardi, G. [623] Comoros K001891736 Yes
Yooprasert, S.; Poopath, M.; Sirimongkol, S.; Krachangyut, P.; Thaothawin, P. [SY 350] Thailand K001930404 No
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E.; Calatayud, G.; Huamantupa, I.; Suárez, N.; Zamora, F. [9166] Peru K003222301 Yes
Pooma, R.; Pattharahirantricin, N. [7689] Thailand K001926131 No
Coradin, L.; Souza, F.B.; Pilar, M.; Gianluppe, V.; Silva, G. [4971] Brazil K000920491 Yes
Glaziou [17589] Brazil K000920563 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5345] Burma K001120628 Unknown Type Material Yes
Regnell, M. [111437] Brazil K000920479 Yes
Usteri, A. [56b] Brazil K000920484 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [1047] Ecuador K003222295 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5346] Burma K001120629 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rocio Rojas; Huamán, M.; Chuck; Rojas, C. [T5673] Peru K003222303 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [11994] Brazil K000920490 Yes
Regnell [III.438] Brazil K000920564 Yes
Glaziou, A. [13699a] Brazil K000920480 Yes
Steinbach, J. [7928] K003222298 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Maxwell, H.; Wasshausen, D.C. [21151] Brazil K000920486 Yes
Fendler [305] Venezuela K000328298 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vásquez, R.; Huamán, M.; Rivera, R. [36535] Peru K003222302 Yes
Gardner [s.n.] Brazil K000920465 Yes
Spruce, R. [2158] Brazil K000920473 Yes
Mendonça, C.V.; Lima, H.C., de; Andrade, P.M. [177] Brazil K000920649 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [231] Ecuador K003222292 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G.; Silva, J.M.; Deodato, F. [65375] Brazil K000920566 Yes
Gardner [3669] Brazil K000920567 Yes
Burchell [6980] Brazil K000920481 Yes
Mertens [158] Brazil K000920472 Yes
Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K000920464 Yes
Rambo, B. [45108] Brazil K000920468 Yes
Lourdes Cárdenas; {Alida Varela de Vega}; {Nora Rodriguez de Rios}; Teran, J.; {Esculpi, E.} [4337] Venezuela K003222290 Yes
Burchell [6747] Brazil K000920483 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [1334] Argentina K003222313 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [16008] Brazil K000920476 Yes
Glaziou, A. [12548] Brazil K000920662 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Arbo, M.M. [33358] Brazil K000920573 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L.; Arbo, M.M. [33358] Brazil K000920572 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III.438] Brazil K000920565 Yes
Carrick, J. [1171] Trinidad and Tobago K000764838 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [3604] Peru K003222308 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3157] Zambia K:SPC-30191.000 No
Diaz, W.; Sandoval, D.; Redden, K.; Williams, R.; León, O. [7426] Venezuela K003222289 Yes
Riedel [132] Brazil K000920466 Yes
Burchell [4924] Brazil K000920482 Yes
Holguer Lugo, S. [172] Ecuador K003222294 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5347] K001120631 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gardner [3667] Brazil K000920460 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Onishi, E.; Fonsêca, S.F.; Souza, R.; Santos, R.R.; Ramos, J. [26317] Brazil K000920574 Yes
Schomburgk [[alpha]] Guyana K000328272 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rojas, R.; Gregorio OrtÍz, M. [6915] Peru K003222300 Yes
Anderson, A.B.; Strudwick, J.; Sobel, G.; Gonçalves, M.; Baia, R.; Rosário, C.; Vasconcelos, P.C.; Pinto, M.G. [1192] Brazil K000920658 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Westra, L.Y.T. [47705] Brazil Martiusia K000835089 Yes
Zanderij, I. [145] Suriname Martiusia K000835082 Yes
Westra, L.Y.T. [48534] French Guiana Martiusia K000835090 Yes

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