Clitoria arborea Benth.

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Family : FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Papilionoideae)

Synonym : Clitoria hoffmanseggii Benth.

Common Names : Butterfly pea tree

Flowering Period : June to November

Distribution : Native to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru

Habitat : Grown as ornamental tree

Uses : Ornamental tree

Key Characters :

Butterfly Pea Tree is a tree more than 10 m tall. It is closely related to the creeper Butterfly Pea. Leaves are pinnately compound with large, elliptic leaflets. Flowers are large, pink, shaped like Butterfly Pea flowers.