Fabaceae FAMILY

Clitoria laurifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Butterfly pea is a perennial shrub with deep, woody roots[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The stem is semi-decumbent or erect, 20 - 90 cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is widely cultivated as a green manure and soil stabilizer throughout the tropics[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral and tropical S. America.

HabitatCommon in thickets and open sites, along roadsides and on slopes, especially on sandy and red clay soils[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].