Clitoria ternatea

• Botanical Name : Clitoria ternatea L.
• Synonyms : Clitoria parviflora Raf., Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze
• Common Name : Garnibibri, Butterfly Pea
• Plant Family : Papilionaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 2, 6, 15 - 17, 20, 21, 29
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan

About Clitoria ternatea Plant :

• Habit : A twining herb.
• Leaves : Imparipinnate, stipules linear, leaflets 5 - 7, elliptic, oblong, obtuse.
• Inflorescence : Axillary.
• Flowers : Bracteate, bracteolate, calyx big, tubular, corolla bright or light blue or white, standard large, emarginated, wings oblong, keel incurved.
• Fruits : Pods, flattened, sharply beaked, 6 - 10 seeded.
• Flowering and Fruiting time : July - January
• Significance :
  • Common in hedges everywhere.
  • Seeds are given as laxative for children.