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Clitoria plumieri

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Name

Identification
Clitoria plumieri Turpin ex Pers. [family FABACEAE ] (stored under name); Centrosema plumieri (Turpin ex Pers.) Benth. [family FABACEAE ] Verified by Rendle,
Related name
  • Centrosema plumieri
  • Clitoria plumieri

Flora

Entry for Centrosema plumieri (Turp.) Benth [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Centrosema plumieri (Turp.) Benth [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], in Ann. Wien. Mus. 2: 118 (1839); Wilczek in Fl. Congo Belge 6: 272.
Clitoria plumieri Turp. [family LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE], (1807).
Information
A twiner with large pale yellow flowers.
Range
Introduced from tropical America as a cover crop and green manure.
Distribution
G. C. Axim (fr. Feb.) Irvine 2211! Aburi Akpabla 955! Kumasi (fr. Oct.) Baldwin 13474!S. Nig. Benin Lamb! Sapoba (fr. Nov.) Meikle 536! Ujor FHI 23930!

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