Clitoria guianensis

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Common Names

Description

Family Fabaceae

The Fabaceae are herbs, vines , shrubs , trees , and lianas found in both temperate and tropical areas. They comprise one of the largest families of flowering plants , numbering 630 genera and 18,000 species. The leaves are stipulate , nearly always alternate, and range from bipinnately or palmately compound to simple . The petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus that commonly functions in orientation of the leaves (sometimes very responsively, as in the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The flowers are usually bisexual , actinomorphic to zygomorphic, slightly to strongly perigynous, and commonly in racemes , spikes, or heads . The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each. The androecium consists of commonly 1- many stamens (most commonly 10), distinct or variously united , sometimes some of them reduced to staminodes. The pistil is simple, often stipitate , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume, sometimes a samara, loment, follicle, indehiscent pod, achene, drupe, or berry. The seeds often have a hard coat with hourglass-shaped cells , and sometimes bear a u-shaped line called a pleurogram. [Carr]

Subfamily Faboideae

Mostly herbs, shrubs , or trees . Leaves pinnate or palmate to trifoliolate or apparently simple . Corolla usually, showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal outermost in bud. Stamens 10 or 9 + 1 (diadelphous ), not showy. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) lacking. [Carr]

Genus Clitoria

Climbing or erect herbs or shrubs , rarely trees . Leaf mostly pinnately 3-9-foliolate; stipels and stipules present. Inflorescence racemose or axillary solitary or paired . Bracts stipule-like; bracteoles large. Calyx 5 toothed , 2 upper teeth subconnate. Corolla white, red or blue. Vexillum without appendages , larger than other petals. Stamens monadelphous or diadelphous , 9+1, vexillary stamen free; anthers uniform or 5 dorsifixed alternating with 5 subbasifixed. Ovary stipitate , 2-many ovuled, style more or less flattened, bearded inside, stigma terminal . Fruit linear-oblong, compressed or turgid .

A genus with about 30 species, distributed in tropics and subtropics.[1]

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,356 meters (0 to 4,449 feet).[2]

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Clitoria guianensis var. subsessilis (Rose)croat
2. Clitoria guyanensis (Aublet) Benth.
3. Clitoria guyanensis (Aubl.)standl.
4. Clitoria guyanensis Benth.
5. Clitoria subsessilis Rose
6. Crotalaria guianensis Aubl.
7. Crotalaria longifolia Lam.
8. Neurocarpum angustifolium Kunth
9. Neurocarpum campestre C. Mart.
10. Neurocarpum frigidulum Benth.
11. Neurocarpum longifolium Benth.
12. Ternatea guianensis (Aubl.)kuntze

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Fantz P.R., 1999

Place of publication : J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2:40. 1858

Similar Species

Members of the genus Clitoria

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 186 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. acuminata · C. alabamensis · C. alba · C. albiflora · C. amazonum · C. amoena · C. andrei · C. angustifolia · C. annua · C. arborea (Burro Yacuana) · C. arborea var. arborea · C. arborea var. lomgiramosa · C. arborea var. pseudoamazonica · C. arborescens (Koeroemoe Enoelae) · C. australis · C. biflora · C. brachycalyx · C. brachystegia (Flor De La Reina) · C. bracteata · C. brasiliana · C. cajanifolia · C. canescens · C. capitata · C. cavalcantei · C. chanondii · C. coccinea · C. cordiformis · C. cordobensis · C. coriacea · C. dendrina (Anima-Flor De Anima) · C. densiflora (Semelos) · C. densiflora var. mucronata · C. epetiolata · C. epetiolata var. angustissima · C. epetiolata var. epetiolata · C. epetiolata var. latiuscula · C. fairchildiana (Philippine Pigeonwings) · C. falcata (Sickle Pigeonwings) · C. falcata var. aurantiaca · C. falcata var. falcata · C. falcata var. glabrescens · C. falcata var. latifolia · C. flagellaris · C. flexuosa (Raca-Sisa) · C. flexuosa var. brevibracteola · C. flexuosa var. flexuosa · C. fluminensis · C. formosa · C. fragrans (Small Sweetscented Pigeonwings) · C. froesii (Darume Vine) · C. fulgens · C. galactia · C. gemina · C. glaberrima (Chapelno) · C. gladiata · C. glomerata · C. glycinoides · C. grandiflora · C. grandifolia · C. guianensis (Papo De La Reina) · C. guianensis var. chapadensis · C. guianensis var. guianensis · C. guianensis var. macrocleistogama · C. guianensis var. reflexa · C. guyanensis · C. hanceana · C. hanceana var. hanceana · C. hanceana var. latifolia · C. hanceana var. laureola · C. hanceana var. petiolata · C. hanceana var. thailandica · C. hermanii · C. hermannii · C. heterophylla (Kilelo) · C. heterophylla var. heterophylla · C. heterophylla var. pedunculata · C. hoffmanseggii · C. humilis · C. insulana · C. irwinii · C. javanica · C. javitensis · C. javitensis f. bracteosubtenda · C. javitensis var. grandifolia · C. javitensis var. javitensis · C. javitensis var. longiloba · C. javitensis var. portobellensis · C. juninensis (Sapotillo) · C. kaessneri (Muliatchioca) · C. kaieteurensis · C. lactescens · C. lasciva (Vahe-Bourissika) · C. laureola · C. laurifolia (Laurel-Leaf Pigeonwings) · C. laurina · C. leptostachya · C. leptostachya var. fruticosa · C. leptostachya var. leptostachya · C. linearis · C. macrophylla (Poik Tak Katen)

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Further Reading

• A contribution to the botany of the Isle of Pines, Cuba, based upon the specimens of plants from that island contained in the herbarium of the Carnegie Museum under date of October, 1916. By O.E. Jennings. [n.p., 1917] ENG url p. 132, p. 139, p. 140.
• Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- ENG url p. 132, p. 140.
• Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 82.
• Jahresbericht über das Gebiet der Pflanzenkrankheiten. Berlin: P. Parey, 1907-1917. GER url p. 374, p. 87.
• Manual de plantas de Costa Rica /B.E. Hammel [et al.] editores; Silvia Troyo, ilustraciones. 97 2004 St. Louis, Mo.: Missouri Botanical Garden, 2003- SPA url p. 103, p. 104, p. 177, p. 180.

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 28, 2008:

• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• International Plant Genetic Resources Institute(IPGRI), The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2836989
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-11810
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13638196
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486531-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 435919
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 400229

Footnotes

1. "Clitoria". in Flora of Pakistan Page 254. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Mean = 320.230 meters (1,050.623 feet), Standard Deviation = 374.930 based on 48 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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