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June 2022

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genus

Clitoria L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 753 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000008644.

Synonyms of Clitoria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Macrotrullion Klotzsch Reis. Br.-Guiana 3: 1202 (1849) wfo-4000022800
Nauchea Descourt. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 7 (1826) wfo-4000025379
Neurocarpum Desv. J. Bot. Agric. 1: 119 (1813) wfo-4000026025
Rhombifolium Rich. ex DC. Prodr. 2: 235 (1825) wfo-4000033067
Ternatea Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) wfo-4000037808
Vexillaria Eaton Man. Bot. : 82 (1817) wfo-4000040217
Clitoriastrum Heist. Syst. 9 (1748). wfo-4000044173

Species in Clitoria ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Clitoria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria annua var. sekharii M.R.Almeida & N.Chaturv. Fl. Maharashtra 2: 29 (1998). wfo-0001395859
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria flexuosa var. brevibracteola Fantz Sida 9(4): 301. 1982 wfo-0001401563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria parviflora Pittier wfo-0000192655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria parviflora Raf. Atlantic J. 147. 1832 wfo-0000192710
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990):. wfo-0001326638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37(1-4): 18. 2000 [1995 publ. 2000] wfo-0001324262
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37(1-4): 18. 2000 [1995 publ. 2000] wfo-0001324263