Butterfly Pea
Butterfly pea is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Centrosema'', a genus native to the Americas *''Clitoria ternatea ''Clitoria ternatea'', commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea or Darwin pea is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae, endemic and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate. In India, ...'', a species native to tropical Asia, and cultivated as an ornamental {{Short pages monitor ...
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Centrosema
''Centrosema'', the butterfly peas, is a genus of (mainly tropical) American vines in the legume family ( Fabaceae). Species include: * '' Centrosema angustifolium'' Benth. * '' Centrosema arenarium'' Benth. * '' Centrosema brasilianum'' (L.) Benth. * '' Centrosema dasyanthum'' Benth. * '' Centrosema macranthum'' Hoehne * '' Centrosema macrocarpum'' * '' Centrosema plumerii'' (Turp. ex Pres.) Benth. * '' Centrosema pubescens'' Benth. * '' Centrosema sagittatum'' (Willd.) Brad. * '' Centrosema vexillatum'' Benth. * '' Centrosema virginianum'' Lepidopteran caterpillars that feed on butterfly peas include the two-barred flasher (''Astraptes fulgerator''), occasionally recorded on '' C. macrocarpum'' and '' C. plumieri'' at least.Hébert ''et al.'' (2004), Brower ''et al.'' (2006) Another plant referred to as butterfly pea from the same subtribe ''Clitoriinae'' is the related Clitoria ternatea. However it doesn't belong to the genus Centrosema. In Jamaica, it is known as Fee Fe ...
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