Butterfly Pea (species: Clitoria ternatea) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Clitoria ternatea
Butterfly Pea


©Anne Hoggett: Clitoria ternatea at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Clitoria ternatea at Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Clitoria ternatea at Lizard Island, showing seed pod at bottom left

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Clitoria
Species Clitoria ternatea

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island area: introduced plants

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

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Comments

First record at Lizard Island was in Aug 2015, near the fuel bund out back at LIRS. Plants hand pulled all plants then, and in Jan and Jun 2016. Has not spread from the bund area.

by Anne Hoggett

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