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[ Clitandropsis ] [ Clitoria ] [ Clitoriopsis ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Clitoria

Hierarchical position of the Genus Clitoria

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Rosopsida Batsch pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.       Subclassis  Rosidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 264. Jan-Mar 1967.       SuperOrdo  Fabanae R. Dahlgren ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 74: 179. 25 Mar 1993.       Ordo  Fabales Bromhead pub. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 25: 126. Jul 1838. common name: legumes       Familia  Fabaceae Lindl. pub. Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 148. Jul 1836. common name: Leguminosae       Subtribus  Clitoriinae DC. pub. Prodr. 2: 216. mid Nov 1825.       Genus  Clitoria L. pub. (1753) common name: pigeonwings

Named members of the Genus Clitoria

1	Species  falcata Lam. common name: sickle pigeonwings
2	Species  fragrans Small common name: sweetscented pigeonwings
3	Species  laurifolia Poir. common name: laurel-leaf pigeonwings
4	Species  mariana L. common name: Atlantic pigeonwings, butterfly pea
5	Species  pinnata (Pers.) R.H. Sm. syn. Barbieria pinnata
6	Species  polyphylla Poir. syn. Barbieria pinnata
7	Species  rubiginosa Juss. ex Pers. syn. Clitoria falcata
8	Species  ternatea L.
	9    Varietas  alba hort. syn. Clitoria ternatea

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.