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Blue pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. It is a climbing herb with compound leaves, 5-7 leaflets, up to 12 cm long. The leaflets are oval to round, up to 4 cm long and 3 cm wide, and green.
The flowers are blue and white, up to 5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. The pods are up to 11 cm long and 1 cm wide.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Clitoriinae
Genus: Clitoria L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Species: Clitoria ternatea L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Homotypic Synonyms
Clitoria spectabilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 336 (1796)
Nauchea ternatea (L.) J.-T.Descourt. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 8 (1826)
Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 72 (1898)
Ternatea vulgaris Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 415 (1824)
Heterotypic Synonyms
Clitoria albiflora Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 97 (1908)
Clitoria bracteata Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 301 (1811)
Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 13(Suppl.): 8 (1925)
Clitoria parviflora Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)
Clitoria philippensis Perr. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 110 (1825)
Clitoria pilosula Wall. ex Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 37 (1857)
Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 36: 60 (1897)
Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut in Fl. Senegal: 47 (1954)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz in Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990)
Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 213 (1845)
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f. in Legum. Trop. Africa: 428 (1929)
Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata (Poir.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 234 (1825)
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37: 18 (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatea var. major Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: 79 (1847)
Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula (Wall. ex Benth.) Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 208 (1876)
Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora Fantz (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatensium Crantz in Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 59 (1766)
Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 28: 261 (1878)
Deguelia javanica (Miq.) Taub. in Bot. Centralbl. 47: 386 (1891)
Derris javanica Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 143 (1855)
Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 135 (1775)
Nauchea bracteata Dupuis ex J.-T.Descourt. (1826)
Phaseolus clitorius Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790)
Pterocarpus javanicus (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 203 (1891)
Ternatea indica J.St.-Hil. in Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 226 (1805)
Wisteria dubia Walp. in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 324 (1843)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Mattei) Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 65 (1916)
Clitoria ternatea f. flaviflora Chiov. (1916)
Publications
George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.
Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
English: Blue Pea, Butterfly Pea, Asian pigeonwings, Bluebellvine, Cordofan pea, Darwin pea
Indonesian: Kembang telang, Bunga telang, Telang ternate, Bunga biru
Java: Telang, Kembang Teleng
Thai: อัญชัน
Vietnam: Dâu biê'c
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Location: Wonosari, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
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Erythrina crista-galli
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Flemingia macrophylla
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Vigna radiata
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Neustanthus phaseoloides
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#Dlium
Blue pea (Clitoria ternatea) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. It is a climbing herb with compound leaves, 5-7 leaflets, up to 12 cm long. The leaflets are oval to round, up to 4 cm long and 3 cm wide, and green.
The flowers are blue and white, up to 5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide. The pods are up to 11 cm long and 1 cm wide.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Phaseoleae
Subtribe: Clitoriinae
Genus: Clitoria L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Species: Clitoria ternatea L. in Sp. Pl.: 753 (1753)
Homotypic Synonyms
Clitoria spectabilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 336 (1796)
Nauchea ternatea (L.) J.-T.Descourt. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 8 (1826)
Ternatea ternatea (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 72 (1898)
Ternatea vulgaris Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 415 (1824)
Heterotypic Synonyms
Clitoria albiflora Mattei in Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo 7: 97 (1908)
Clitoria bracteata Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 301 (1811)
Clitoria mearnsii De Wild. in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 13(Suppl.): 8 (1925)
Clitoria parviflora Raf. in Atlantic J. 1: 147 (1832)
Clitoria philippensis Perr. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 110 (1825)
Clitoria pilosula Wall. ex Benth. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 2: 37 (1857)
Clitoria tanganicensis Micheli in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 36: 60 (1897)
Clitoria ternatea var. alba Berhaut in Fl. Senegal: 47 (1954)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Voigt) Fantz in Moscosoa 6: 164 (1990)
Clitoria ternatea var. albiflora Voigt in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 213 (1845)
Clitoria ternatea var. angustifolia Hochst. ex Baker f. in Legum. Trop. Africa: 428 (1929)
Clitoria ternatea var. bracteata (Poir.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 234 (1825)
Clitoria ternatea f. fasciculata Fantz (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. leucopetala Fantz in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 37: 18 (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatea var. major Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 13: 79 (1847)
Clitoria ternatea var. pilosula (Wall. ex Benth.) Baker in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 208 (1876)
Clitoria ternatea var. pleniflora Fantz (1990)
Clitoria ternatea f. subpolyadelpha Fantz (1995 publ. 2000)
Clitoria ternatensium Crantz in Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 59 (1766)
Clitoria zanzibarensis Vatke in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 28: 261 (1878)
Deguelia javanica (Miq.) Taub. in Bot. Centralbl. 47: 386 (1891)
Derris javanica Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 143 (1855)
Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 135 (1775)
Nauchea bracteata Dupuis ex J.-T.Descourt. (1826)
Phaseolus clitorius Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790)
Pterocarpus javanicus (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 203 (1891)
Ternatea indica J.St.-Hil. in Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 226 (1805)
Wisteria dubia Walp. in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 324 (1843)
Clitoria ternatea f. albiflora (Mattei) Chiov. in Res. Sci. Somalia Ital.: 65 (1916)
Clitoria ternatea f. flaviflora Chiov. (1916)
Publications
George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.
Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
English: Blue Pea, Butterfly Pea, Asian pigeonwings, Bluebellvine, Cordofan pea, Darwin pea
Indonesian: Kembang telang, Bunga telang, Telang ternate, Bunga biru
Java: Telang, Kembang Teleng
Thai: อัญชัน
Vietnam: Dâu biê'c
Learn more: dlium.com/2026/07/blue-pea-clitoria-ternatea.html
Location: Wonosari, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.
Aryo Bandoro
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