Fabaceae
Laurel-leaf pigeonwings
Clitoria laurifolia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Clitoria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 棱荚蝶豆, 稜荚蝶豆
- English
- Laurel-leaf pigeonwings
- Vietnamese
- Đậu biếc lá đậu triều
Synonyms
- Clitoria cajanifolia (C.Presl) Benth.
- Clitoria cajanifolia f. glabrior Benth.
- Clitoria cajanifolia var. latifolia Chodat & Hassl.
- Clitoria erecta Roxb.
- Clitoria laurifolia f. glabrior (Benth.) Fantz
- Clitoria laurifolia f. laurifolia
- Clitoria parvifolia Pittier
- Clitoria vaupellii J.Graham
- Lotus fluminensis Vell.
- Martiusia laurifolia (Poir.) Britton
- Neurocarpum blanchetianum DC.
- Neurocarpum blanchetianum Moric.
- Neurocarpum cajanifolium C.Presl
- Neurocarpum emarginatum Moric.
- Neurocarpum erectum Voigt
- Neurocarpum janense Desv.
- Neurocarpum janensis Desv.
- Neurocarpum laurifolium (Poir.) Desv.
- Neurocarpum retusum Hassk.
- Ternatea laurifolia (Poir.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October, December to June (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Tim Hirsch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tim Hirsch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pedo Reis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.