Clitoria ternatea

Common name: Blue pea, Butterfly pea

Family: Fabaceae (Pea)

Distribution: Southeast Asia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: In Malaysian cooking, an aqueous extract is used to colour glutinous rice. In traditional Ayurvedic medicine, it has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.

Links: iSpot • Wikipedia

1: Seed Store Freezer 1 (SS freeze1) • Accession: 2014-900 • Provenance: Horticultural
2: Seed Store Fridge 1 (SS fridge1) • Accession: 2014-900 • Provenance: Horticultural
3: Tropical house 1 (Tropical House 1) • Accession: 2014-900/5 • Provenance: Horticultural

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Garden Explorer

Taxon

Clitoria ternatea

Locations