Fabaceae
Asian pigeonwings
Clitoria ternatea
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Clitoria
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Common names
By language (55)
- Arabic
- بسلة الزهور, مازريون هندي, هرج, هريجة
- arz
- كليتوريا تيرناتيا
- Assamese
- অপৰাজিতা
- ban
- Kembang telang
- Bangla
- অপরাজিতা
- Bulgarian
- Трилистна клитория
- Burmese
- အောင်မဲညို
- Cantonese
- 蝶豆
- Chinese
- 蝶豆, 蓝花豆, 蓝蝴蝶, 蝴蝶花豆
- Czech
- Klitorie ternatská
- Dutch
- Kittelbloem
- English
- Asian pigeonwings, Blue pea, Bluebellvine, Butterfly pea, Cordofan pea, Darwin pea, Blue clitoria, Blue pea vine
- Filipino
- Pukingan
- Finnish
- Siniherne
- French
- Honte, Clitore de ternate, Pois hallier
- German
- Blaue Klitorie
- gor
- Telang
- Gujarati
- શંખપુષ્પી, અપરાજીતા, માંગલ્યકુસુમા, શંખાવલી, શંખાવ્હા
- Hindi
- अपराजिता
- Indonesian
- Telang ternate, Bunga telang ternate, Bunga teleng ternate, Kembang telang ternate, Kembang teleng ternate, Teleng ternate
- Japanese
- チョウマメ
- Javanese
- Kembang teleng
- Kannada
- ಶಂಖಪುಷ್ಪ
- Konkani
- गोकर्ण
- ks
- نیٛوٗل مٹر
- lah
- نیلا مٹر
- Lithuanian
- Mėlynoji balnapupė
- mad
- Kembhâng bungo
- Malay
- Bunga telang, Bunga biru, Bunga nasi kerabu, Bunga teleng, Kacang rama-rama, Kacang telang, Kembang telang, Kembang teleng
- Malayalam
- ശംഖുപുഷ്പം, ശംഖുപുഷ്പി
- Manipuri
- ꯑꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯖꯤꯇꯥ
- Marathi
- गोकर्णी
- mnw
- ယန်
- Nepali
- अपराजिता
- new
- अपराजिता
- Odia
- ଅପରାଜିତା ଫୁଲ
- pam
- Pukendang
- pap
- Zapata di la reina
- Persian
- نخود پروانهای
- Polish
- Klitoria ternateńska
- Portuguese
- Clitória, Clitória-azul
- ppl
- Chonchito
- Punjabi
- ਅਪਰਾਜਿਤਾ
- Russian
- Клитория тройчатая
- Sanskrit
- अपराजिता
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇၵိပ်ႇမႃႉသွမ်ႇ, မွၵ်ႇၵိပ်ႇမႃႉလမ်
- Sinhala
- කටරොඩු
- Spanish
- Azulejo, Conchitas, Papito, Zapatico de la reina, Zapotillo, Bejuco de conchitas, Chorreque azul, Conchita de mar
- Swedish
- Himmelsärt
- Tamil
- கருவிளை, செருவிளை
- tcy
- ಶಂಖಪುಷ್ಪ
- Telugu
- శంఖపుష్పం, గిరికర్ణిక, శంఖపుష్పము
- Thai
- อัญชัน, ดอกอัญชัน, อัญชัญ
- Tongan
- Paipa
- Vietnamese
- Chi Đậu biếc
Synonyms
- Clitoria albiflora Mattei
- Clitoria bracteata Poir.
- Clitoria caelestis hort.
- Clitoria coelestris Siebert & Voss
- Clitoria mearnsii De Wild.
- Clitoria parviflora Raf.
- Clitoria philippensis Perr.
- Clitoria pilosula Wall. ex Benth.
- Clitoria spectabilis Salisb.
- Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli
- Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz
- Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz
- Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz
- Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz
- Clitoria ternatea f. ternatea
- Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut
- Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt
- Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f.
- Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata (Poir.) DC.
- Clitoria ternatea var. major Paxton
- Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula (Benth.) Baker
- Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora Fantz
- Clitoria ternatea var. ternatea
- Clitoria ternatensium Crantz
- Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke
- Deguelia javanica (Miq.) Taub.
- Derris javanica Miq.
- Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk.
- Nauchea bracteata Dupuis ex J.T.Descourt.
- Nauchea ternatea (L.) J.T.Descourt.
- Phaseolus clitorius Noronha
- Pterocarpus javanicus (Miq.) Kuntze
- Ternatea indica J.St.-Hil.
- Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze
- Ternatea vulgaris Kunth
- Ternatea vulgaris Kuntze
- Wisteria dubia Walp.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 1,693 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: pbsg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shiwen Yu, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Swarochi Tathagath, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Suyash.dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: S Kahn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pranav Vissanji, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Syed Sajidul Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Huey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rudi Hilmanto 1978, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gannu03, CC BY-SA 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.