Clitoria ternatea

species of plant originally from Indonesian island of Ternate
Taxon taxon Q312265
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Clitoria ternatea

Summary

Clitoria ternatea is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Clitoria ternatea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Clitoria ternatea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Clitoria ternatea belongs to the parent taxon Clitoria[5].
  • Clitoria ternatea's scientific name is Clitoria ternatea[6].
  • Clitoria ternatea is used for medicinal plant[7].
  • Clitoria ternatea's Commons category is recorded as Clitoria ternatea[8].
  • Clitoria ternatea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clitoria ternatea[9].
  • Clitoria ternatea's Commons gallery is recorded as Clitoria ternatea[10].
  • Clitoria ternatea's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[11].
  • Clitoria ternatea's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[12].
  • Clitoria ternatea's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 41[13].
  • Clitoria ternatea's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10942[14].
  • Clitoria ternatea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. ternatea'}[15].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian pigeonwings'}[16].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蝶豆'}[17].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蝶豆'}[18].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝蝴蝶'}[19].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝花豆'}[20].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蝴蝶花豆'}[21].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蝴蝶花豆'}[22].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'butterfly pea'}[23].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue pea'}[24].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bluebellvine'}[25].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Darwin pea'}[26].
  • Clitoria ternatea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cordofan pea'}[27].

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Classification

Clitoria ternatea's scientific name is Clitoria ternatea[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Clitoria[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Asian pigeonwings'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蝶豆'}[17], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蝶豆'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝蝴蝶'}[19], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蓝花豆'}[20], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '蝴蝶花豆'}[21].

Identifiers

Clitoria ternatea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 160759[28]. Clitoria ternatea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43366[29]. Clitoria ternatea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 643360[30]. Clitoria ternatea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2946519[31]. Clitoria ternatea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26543[32].

Why It Matters

Clitoria ternatea has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Germplasm Resources Information Network. Retrieved . npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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