Clitoria guianensis (Aublet)Benth.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Clitoria L.
Tribe: Phaseoleae
References: [1243]

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Other names:

• Clitoria guianensis (Aublet)Benth. Var. subsessilis (Rose)Croat [Synonym] [2946][2945]
  
• Clitoria guyanensis (Aublet)Standley [Synonym] [1243][2945][1414]
  
• Clitoria guyanensis (Aublet)Benth. [Orthographic] [1243][1414][2928][2931]
  
• Clitoria subsessilis Rose [Synonym] [2946]
  
• Crotalaria guianensis Aublet [Synonym] [1243][1414][1408][2945][2931][2928][1645]
  
• Crotalaria longifolia Lam. [Synonym] [2922]
  
• Neurocarpum angustifolium Kunth [Synonym] [2922]
  
• Neurocarpum campestre C.Martius [Synonym] [2922]
  
• Neurocarpum frigidulum Benth. [Synonym] [2922]
  
• Neurocarpum longifolium Benth. [Synonym] [2922]
  
• Ternatea guianensis (Aublet)Kuntze [Synonym] [2928]
  

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Common Names:

• Catuaba [2922]
  
• Espelina Falsa [2922]
  
• Frijolito [2945]
  
• Generala [2931] [2945]
  
• Mauve Bell [2945]
  
• Papo de la Reina [2922]
  
• Quarapar-tabai [2922]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1999 Fantz PR

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Uses:

• Environmental [2922]
  
• Medicine [2924] [2931]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Caribbean [2928]
  • Caribbean-TRP [1243]
  • Cuba [2928]

• Central America [1243] [2928] [2945] [2946]
  • Belize [1242] [2945] [2946]
  • Costa Rica [2945] [2946]
  • Guatemala [1645] [2945] [2946]
  • Honduras [1645] [2945] [2946]
  • Mexico [1243] [2928] [2945] [2946]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [2945]
    • Oaxaca [2945]
    • Veracruz [2945]
  • Mexico(South East) [2945]
    • Chiapas [2945]
    • Tabasco [2945]
  • Panama [1224] [1243] [2945] [2946]

• South America [2285] [2922] [2927] [2928] [2931] [2947]
  • Bolivia [2922]
  • Brazil [1231] [1400] [1414] [1645] [2922] [2927] [2928] [2931]
    • Amapa [2922]
    • Bahia [2922]
    • Ceara [2922]
    • Goias [2922]
    • Mato Grosso [2927]
    • Minas Gerais [2931]
    • Para [2922]
    • Sao Paulo [2922]
  • Colombia [1231] [1400] [1645]
  • French Guiana [1243] [1400] [1408] [2285] [2947]
  • Guyana [1400] [2285] [2947]
  • Surinam [1400] [2285] [2947]
  • Venezuela [1231] [1400] [2931]

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Notes:

• Reports from E.Cuba & Antilles misidentified C.laurifolia. [2931]
  
• Reports from Argentina misidentified C.epetiolata. [2925]
  
• Often confused with C.epetiolata & C.laurifolia. [2925]
  
• Three botanical varieties:see vars chapadensis, guianensis & macrocleistogama.
  
• Either a suffrutescent herb or a subshrub. [2928]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:56:30