Clitoria ternatea
Dublin Core
Title
Clitoria ternatea
Subject
Taxonomy
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Clitoria
Species: Clitoria ternatea
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Clitoria
Species: Clitoria ternatea
Common name
Bunga Telang, Blue Pea Vine, Bunga Biru, Butterfly Pea, Kacang Kelang, Kacang Telang
Bunga Telang, Blue Pea Vine, Bunga Biru, Butterfly Pea, Kacang Kelang, Kacang Telang
Description
characteristic
It is a slender climbing legume with short, soft hairs on the stem. It has deep roots and ornamental flowers.
It is a slender climbing legume with short, soft hairs on the stem. It has deep roots and ornamental flowers.
Morphology
Leaves
Its stalked, alternately-arranged leaves are pinnate with 5-7 elliptic or ovate leaflets, 2.5-5 cm long. Each leaflet is thinly papery or membranous, and measuring 2.5-5 cm long and 1.5-3.5 cm wide.
Flowers
Its solitary flowers bloom in colors ranging from white to pink, to light or dark blue, funnel-shaped, 4 cm by 3 cm, single or paired, standard obovate, notched or rounded at apex, blue with yellow base, or entirely white.
Fruits
Its fruits are linear-oblong pods, 5-11 cm long and 0.7-1 cm wide, with a long pointed tip.
Leaves
Its stalked, alternately-arranged leaves are pinnate with 5-7 elliptic or ovate leaflets, 2.5-5 cm long. Each leaflet is thinly papery or membranous, and measuring 2.5-5 cm long and 1.5-3.5 cm wide.
Flowers
Its solitary flowers bloom in colors ranging from white to pink, to light or dark blue, funnel-shaped, 4 cm by 3 cm, single or paired, standard obovate, notched or rounded at apex, blue with yellow base, or entirely white.
Fruits
Its fruits are linear-oblong pods, 5-11 cm long and 0.7-1 cm wide, with a long pointed tip.
Medicinal used
memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizer and sedative agent, enhance cognitive functions and alleviate symptoms of numerous ailments including fever, inflammation, pain, and diabetes
memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizer and sedative agent, enhance cognitive functions and alleviate symptoms of numerous ailments including fever, inflammation, pain, and diabetes
List of country
Not Evaluated (NE)
South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, Americas.
Red List categoryNot Evaluated (NE)
Source
- https://www.ameriseed.net/product/clitoria-blue-butterfly/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6546959/#:~:text=ternatea%20has%20been%20widely%20used,the%201950s%2C%20studies%20on%20C.
- https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/3/1372#:~:text=It%20is%20a%20slender%20climbing,deep%20roots%20and%20ornamental%20flowers.&text=Its%20stalked%2C%20alternately%2Darranged%20leaves,and%201.5%2D3.5%20cm%20wide.
- https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/36158
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:486606-1
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26543#null
Date
3 May 2023
Contributor
Anis Syakirah binti Shahar
Collection
Citation
“Clitoria ternatea,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/965.