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Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Clitoria L.

Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard [Preferred name]
    Centrosema spicata Glaz. {Synonym}
    Clitoria racemosa Benth. {Synonym}
    Neurocarpum racemosum Pohl {Synonym}
    Ternatea racemosa (Benth.)Kuntze {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Facao [2922]; Faveira [2922]; Palheteira [2922]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (I) [1914, 2923, 2930]; West Bengal [1914]; Philippines (I) [2923, 2930]
  Caribbean
Dominican Republic (I) [2928]
  North America
United States (I) [2923]; Florida [2923]
  South America
Brazil (N) [1414, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2928, 2930]; Amapa [2922]; Maranhao [2922]; Para [2922]; Rio De Janeiro [2930]; Colombia (I) [2923]; Venezuela (I) [2922]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [2928, 2930]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS ; Habit: Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1999 Fantz PR ; Source(s): 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Environmental [2923, 2924, 2928, 2930]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1414.

  Lewis, G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

2922.

  Fantz, P.R., 1978
    Dissertation Abstracts Int.38(11). Monograph of Clitoria

2923.

  Fantz, P.R., 1993
    HortScience 28(6):674-676 Cult. Centrosema & Clitoria in USA

2924.

  Fantz, P.R., 1992
    J.Econ.Bot.45(4):511-520.Ethnobotany of Clitoria in SE Asia.

2928.

  Fantz, P.R., 1990
    Moscosoa 6:152-166. Clitoria Antillarum

2930.

  Fantz, P.R. & Predeep, S.V., 1996
    Bull.Bot.Survey India (in press.) Clitoria of SE Asia.

2939.

  Wieringa, J.J., 1999
    Taxon 48(1)Proposal to conserve the name Berlinia polyphylla
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