Clitoria ternatea
speciesAt a glance
Sources18 archives
Databases and archives Clitoria ternatea's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation19 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility10 949 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System9 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI11 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics15 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
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. In India, it is revered as a holy flower, used in daily puja rituals. The flowers of this vine were imagined to have the shape of human female genitals, hence the Latin name of the genus "Clitoria", from "clitoris". The species name is thought to derive from the city of Ternate in the Indonesian archipelago, from where Linnaeus's specimens originated.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology29
Life cycle & reproduction12
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment15
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Clitoria ternatea across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds83 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENISTEIN | 25 ppm | DukesPhytochem |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Clitoria ternatea has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Clitoria ternatea carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 1613×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · CCDB · book-atlas-flowering-plants +3
2n 145×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-indian_vol1 · GIFT · GIFT (floras)
2n 81×CCDB · book-ipcn75-78
2n 321×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
n 88×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl · CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 · CCDB · book-ipcn75-78 +1
diploid1×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
How far back this lineage goes — and how we know. Everything here is measured in Ma, short for “mega-annum”: millions of years ago. The chart reads left to right like a calendar of the Earth, from the deep past on the left to today at the right edgetop to bottom like a core drilled through the Earth, from the deep past at the top down to today at the bottom.
At a glance
When this lineage existed
How to read this: the coloured strip along the bottomdown the left is the geological calendar — the standard epochs (Pliocene, Pleistocene…) every museum uses, shown so you can see which chapter of Earth's history this lineage lived in. This lineage is a young one, so the strip is zoomed in to epochs — the finer subdivisions inside a period. The orange marker is the DNA clock: DNA accumulates mutations at a roughly steady rate, so comparing this species' DNA with its relatives estimates when the lineage split off — independently of any fossil.
Record type10 958 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions88 of 188 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Brisbane, AU | 143 |
| Palmerston, AU | 83 |
| Taipei, TW | 78 |
| Saint Louis, US | 76 |
| Kew, GB | 67 |
| Canberra, AU | 53 |
| Bronx, US | 47 |
| Durango, MX | 46 |
| Taipei, TW | 43 |
| Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record | 39 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 35 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 34 |
| Smithfield, AU | 30 |
| Kensington, AU | 29 |
| Paris, FR | 28 |
| Mexico City, MX | 27 |
| HNBlocation not on record | 24 |
| Mount Annan, AU | 23 |
| Xiamen, CN | 21 |
| Mérida, MX | 18 |
| UNESP-ISlocation not on record | 18 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 14 |
| Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropicallocation not on record | 13 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 12 |
| Miami, US | 10 |
| LDlocation not on record | 10 |
| Adelaide, AU | 10 |
| Pondicherry, IN | 10 |
| Baroda, IN | 9 |
| University of Papua New Guinealocation not on record | 9 |
| Puerto Ayora, EC | 9 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 9 |
| Mérida, MX | 9 |
| TAIElocation not on record | 9 |
| Salvador, BR | 9 |
| Universidade Federal do Vale do São Franciscolocation not on record | 8 |
| UNIVASFlocation not on record | 8 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 8 |
| WAGlocation not on record | 8 |
| LSF/FSA/UAClocation not on record | 7 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 6 |
| UFMSlocation not on record | 6 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 6 |
| Yaoundé, CM | 6 |
| Plocation not on record | 6 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 6 |
| Chaguaramas, TT | 6 |
| Uppsala, SE | 6 |
| Auckland, NZ | 6 |
| Sydney, AU | 6 |
| UFERSAlocation not on record | 6 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 5 |
| Kunming, CN | 5 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 5 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| Beijing, CN | 5 |
| Armidale, AU | 5 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Stockholm, SE | 4 |
| James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record | 4 |
| Hobart, AU | 4 |
| Tampa, US | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 4 |
| CNF-UFHBlocation not on record | 4 |
| San Francisco de Campeche, MX | 4 |
| Bloomington, US | 4 |
| Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (PBZT)location not on record | 4 |
| Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS)location not on record | 4 |
| Sociedad para el Estudio de los Recursos Bióticos de Oaxaca, A. C.location not on record | 3 |
| Guilin, CN | 3 |
| Chapingo, MX | 3 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 3 |
| EL PASO, US | 3 |
| H. Balslevlocation not on record | 3 |
| Masindi, UG | 3 |
| Zapopan, MX | 3 |
| Yangling, CN | 3 |
| Cuiabá, BR | 3 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 3 |
| UFPElocation not on record | 3 |
| MAlocation not on record | 3 |
| Fortaleza, BR | 3 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 3 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 3 |
| Fredericksburg, US | 3 |
| Nishihara, JP | 3 |
| Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record | 3 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Honolulu, US | 3 |
| Austin, US | 3 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 3 |
| UFRPElocation not on record | 3 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique / Institut de l'environnement et de recherches agricoleslocation not on record | 3 |
| Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 3 |
| Seoul, KR | 3 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 2 |
| Torreón, MX | 2 |
| Cruz das Almas, BR | 2 |
| Austin, US | 2 |
| Kathmandu, NP | 2 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 2 |
| Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record | 2 |
| Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chilelocation not on record | 2 |
| UNESP-IBILCElocation not on record | 2 |
| Chicago, US | 2 |
| Tapachula, MX | 2 |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Nortelocation not on record | 2 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 2 |
| Wlocation not on record | 2 |
| BISHlocation not on record | 2 |
| Department of Plant Resources, National Herbarium and Plant Laboratorieslocation not on record | 2 |
| Toronto, CA | 2 |
| Empresa Pernambucana de Pesquisa Agropecuária, IPAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Jardín Botánico de Cartagena "Guillermo Piñeres" (JBC)location not on record | 2 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 2 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 2 |
| Université du Lomélocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record | 2 |
| Montréal, CA | 2 |
| Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 2 |
| HAWlocation not on record | 2 |
| BGPAlocation not on record | 2 |
| URCAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Centro de Pesquisas Agropecuarias do Tropico Umidolocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 2 |
| Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)location not on record | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 1 |
| UFSJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Mexico City, MX | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu Agricultural Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Montecillo, Texcoco, MX | 1 |
| CEPLAClocation not on record | 1 |
| Centre National d'Application des Recherches Pharmaceutiques (CNARP)location not on record | 1 |
| Cincinnati, US | 1 |
| GAlocation not on record | 1 |
| CASlocation not on record | 1 |
| HACAMlocation not on record | 1 |
| HUENFlocation not on record | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| Beijing Normal Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Jiangxi Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 1 |
| Leiden University Medical Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Ashley N. Eganlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chengdu, CN | 1 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 1 |
| MEXUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Christchurch, NZ | 1 |
| UTFPR-SLlocation not on record | 1 |
| Culiacán, MX | 1 |
| Universidad de La Salle (La Salle)location not on record | 1 |
| Trondheim, NO | 1 |
| Rotorua, NZ | 1 |
| Glocation not on record | 1 |
| Ural Federal University "B. N. Yeltsin"location not on record | 1 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 1 |
| STUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Juriquilla, MX | 1 |
| UNEMATlocation not on record | 1 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 1 |
| UEMAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabascolocation not on record | 1 |
| National Museums of Kenyalocation not on record | 1 |
| Brookings, US | 1 |
| TNMlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez, MX | 1 |
| South Kensington, GB | 1 |
| Chengdu, CN | 1 |
| Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botanylocation not on record | 1 |
| SNJB's KKHA Arts, SMGL Commerce & SPHJ Science College Chandwad, Dist. Nashik, Maharashtra, India. 423101.location not on record | 1 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESP, Campus São José Rio Prêtolocation not on record | 1 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad de Guayaquillocation not on record | 1 |
| Taipei, TW | 1 |
| Brasília, BR | 1 |
| Cenargenlocation not on record | 1 |
| León, NI | 1 |
| Université National du Béninlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Clitoria ternatea was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.