Fabaceae
Clitoria

Clitoria arborescens R.Br.

First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 4: 302 (1812)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Windward Islands to N. South America and Colombia. It is a climbing shrub or liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2022). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 4: 1-276. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forero, E. & Castellanos, C. (eds.) (2022). Estudios en Leguminosas Colombianas 4: 1-276. Academia Colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Fantz, P. R. (1978). Dissertation Abstracts Int. 38(11). Monograph of Clitoria
  • Fantz, P. R. (1990). Moscosoa 6:152-166. Clitoria Antillarum
  • Fantz, P. R. (1992). J. Econ. Bot. 45(4) :511-520. Ethnobotany of Clitoria in SE Asia.
  • Fantz, P. R. (1999). In Steyermark, J. et al. Flora of Venezuelan Guyana Vol 5

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1993 Kelloff, C.L.; Ameer, M.; Gopaul, D. [65] Guyana K001474967 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Amaral, I.L.; Silva, M.N.; Monteiro, O.P.; Lima, J.; Brako, L.; Reese, W.D.; Dibben, M. [1212] Brazil K000920630 Yes
Sep 1, 1975 Anderson [s.n.] Guyana K000328275 Syntype Yes
Sep 1, 1975 Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K000328274 Type Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6125] Brazil K000920629 Yes
Sandwith, N. Y. [1604] Guyana K001474977 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1689] Brazil K000920628 Yes
Ducke, A. [1825] Brazil K000920627 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8104] Brazil K000920626 Yes
Guyana K001474958 Yes
Guyana K001474959 Yes
Guyana K001474960 Yes
Guyana K001474961 Yes
Guyana K001474962 Yes
Br Guiana K001474963 Yes
Br Guiana K001474964 Yes
Br Guiana K001474965 Yes
Br Guiana K001474966 Yes
Guyana K001474967 Yes
Br. Guiana K001474968 Yes
Br. Guiana K001474969 Yes
Br Guiana K001474970 Yes
Br Guiana K001474971 Yes
Br Guiana K001474972 Yes
Br Guiana K001474973 Yes
Br Guiana K001474974 Yes
Br Guiana K001474975 Yes
Br Guiana K001474976 Yes
Br Guiana K001474977 Yes
Br Guiana K001474978 Yes
French Guiana K001474979 Yes
French Guiana K001474980 Yes
French Guiana K001474981 Yes
French Guiana K001474982 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474983 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474984 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474985 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474986 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474987 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474988 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474989 Yes
Dutch Guiana K001474990 Yes
Guiana K001474991 Yes
Guiana K001474992 Yes
Guiana K001474993 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0