Fabaceae

Philippine pigeonwings

Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Clitoria

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Philippine pigeonwings (Clitoria fairchildiana) — FlowerPhoto: Guillermo J. Fadul R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 巴西木蝶豆
English: Philippine pigeonwings
Portuguese: Sombreiro

Synonyms

Centrosema spicata Glaz.
Clitoria racemosa Benth.
Neurocarpum racemosum Pohl
Ternatea racemosa Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to June, August to February (from 41 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Guillermo J. Fadul R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: João Vitor Oliveira de Souza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tsssss, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: scott.zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JULIMAR PINTO, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Gabriel Cardoso Fialho, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: LAYS RODRIGUES SILVA SANTOS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tomás Carranza Perales, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve J Sewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: LAYS RODRIGUES SILVA SANTOS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.