Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Clitoria ternatea
bejuco de conchitas, conchita azul, frijolito, butterfly pea, blue pea, pigeon wings
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Clitoria
Species
ternatea
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Clitoria bracteata Poir.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1983
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Potentially Invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
- Fantz, P.R. (1990) Clitoria (Leguminosae) Antillarum. Moscosoa 6: 152–166.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Clitoria ternatea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1135. Accessed 4 November 2026.