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Butterfly Pea Vine

Clitoria ternatea

Description:

I found this near the beach

2 Species ID Suggestions

Clitoria Clitoria
ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago
Butterfly Pea Vine
Clitoria ternatea Clitoria ternatea


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18 Comments

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ AshisNimkar.......Oh, ok....

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi Urifah...
Its originated from Indian sub continent...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoria_te...

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ ceherzog...nice
I need your assistance in this spotting, :)

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

I've noticed that there are many, many NA plants in India. Plants get around.

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

I just found the info that this Clitoria origin is from America

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

You are welcome..!!

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ Ahsisnimkar thanks for the info

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

You can use following link to identify many of common plants in South Asia. Once you able to find their family (what is Fabaceae here) name...!!
http://www.flowersofindia.in/botanical.h...

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ Ashishnimkar...yea, and I just know the name and this varieties after joining this project

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

No surprise to find it in Indonesia... Cute spotting..!!!

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

yea....I tried to grow the seed, unfortunately I was fail, but sure I will try again later, due to the beautiful flower

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

You may not even have that butterfly where you live...just curious.

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

I did not find a cut. But I found this one was not domesticated plant. it was wild, I saw it on the coastline.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

You're most welcome. Do you see any cut & folded leaves on the plant? Here in Florida it is a host plant for the Long-tailed skipper butterfly. Here's a shot of one from my school garden: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/764... (It also uses beans)

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ Ceherzog thanks again for assistance :)

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Urifah,
Do you know how to edit your siting to insert the proper name? There's an Edit this spotting link in the upper right hand corner. If you want me to do it for you I would be happy to.

UrifahRidlo
UrifahRidlo 12 years ago

@ coleen
@ ceherzog
thank you to both of you

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Beautiful shot!

UrifahRidlo
Spotted by
UrifahRidlo

Indonesia

Spotted on Oct 27, 2011
Submitted on Oct 27, 2011

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