ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Clitoria ternatea

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Clitoria
Species: Clitoria ternatea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Clitoria ternatea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

37 synonyms in this snapshot

Clitoria albifloraName author: Mattei
Clitoria bracteataName author: Poir.
Clitoria caelestisName author: hort.
Clitoria coelestrisName author: Siebert & Voss
Clitoria mearnsiiName author: De Wild.
Clitoria parvifloraName author: Raf.
Clitoria philippensisName author: Perr.
Clitoria pilosulaName author: Wall. ex Benth.
Clitoria spectabilisName author: Salisb.
Clitoria tanganicensisName author: Micheli
Clitoria ternatea f. albifloraName author: (Voigt) Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculataName author: Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetalaName author: Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelphaName author: Fantz
Clitoria ternatea f. ternateaName author: Not supplied
Clitoria ternatea var. albaName author: Berhaut
Clitoria ternatea var. albifloraName author: Voigt
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifoliaName author: Hochst. ex Baker f.
Clitoria ternatea var. bracteataName author: (Poir.) DC.
Clitoria ternatea var. majorName author: Paxton
Clitoria ternatea var. pilosulaName author: (Benth.) Baker
Clitoria ternatea var. plenifloraName author: Fantz
Clitoria ternatea var. ternateaName author: Not supplied
Clitoria ternatensiumName author: Crantz
Clitoria zanzibarensisName author: Vatke
Deguelia javanicaName author: (Miq.) Taub.
Derris javanicaName author: Miq.
Lathyrus spectabilisName author: Forssk.
Nauchea bracteataName author: Dupuis ex J.T.Descourt.
Nauchea ternateaName author: (L.) J.T.Descourt.
Phaseolus clitoriusName author: Noronha
Pterocarpus javanicusName author: (Miq.) Kuntze
Ternatea indicaName author: J.St.-Hil.
Ternatea ternateaName author: (L.) Kuntze
Ternatea vulgarisName author: Kunth
Ternatea vulgarisName author: Kuntze
Wisteria dubiaName author: Walp.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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