Fabaceae
Clitoria

Clitoria macrophylla Wall. ex Benth.

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 38 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Indo-China. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zhu, X.Y., Zhang, R.P. & He, Y.L. (eds.) (2021). An inventory of legume species diversity of Myanmar: 1-297. China Minzu university press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Fantz, P. R. & Predeep, S. V. (1996). Bull. Bot. Survey India (in press.) Clitoria of SE Asia.
  • Fantz, P. R. (1992). J. Econ. Bot. 45(4) :511-520. Ethnobotany of Clitoria in SE Asia.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1977 Wallich [5346] Burma K000848517 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Wallich [5345] India K000848516 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1975 Wallich [5345] India K000848515 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Winit [360] Thailand Clitoria macrophylla var. stipulacea K000848510 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Larsen, K.; Santisuk, T.; Warncke, E. [2123] Thailand Clitoria macrophylla var. stipulacea K000848509 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Marcan, A. [2419] Thailand Clitoria macrophylla var. sericea K000848513 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Put [1850] Thailand Clitoria macrophylla var. sericea K000848512 Paratype Yes
Aug 1, 1976 Put [4085] Thailand Clitoria macrophylla var. sericea K000848511 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0