CUTOREA TERNATEA 
Clitorea — (derivation recondite ) ; ternatea — : from 
English name : 
Ternate in the Moluccas. 
Butterfly Pea. 
Malay name : 
Kachang Telang. 
Family : 
Leguminosae. 
Country oj origin : cosmopolitan in the tropics. 
Colour : 
deep blue, light blue or white. 
Garden use : 
an herbaceous climber with 
very beautiful, pea-shaped 
flowers, which are sometimes 
double; does well on a low 
support. 
Propagation : 
by seed, which sets freely. 
A, flower cut open lengthwise to show stamens 
and ovary. 
B, pod partly cut open to show a seed. 
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