Clitoria polystachya Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 60 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mexico to Central America. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera & C. & Zamora, N. (eds.) (2010). Manual de plantas de Costa Rica volumen V. Dicotiledóneas (Clusiaceae-Gunneraceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 119: 1-970. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Standley, P.C. & Steyermark, J.A. (1946). Flora of Guatemala. Fieldiana Botany New Series 24(5): 1-502. Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Fantz, P. R. (in press) (0). Clitoria/Barbieria. In Flora Mesoamerica

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hinton, G.B. [4447] Mexico K000118536 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [10478] Mexico K000118540 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6377] Mexico K000118533 Yes
Hartweg [454] Mexico K000478316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8001] Mexico K000118535 Yes
Hartweg, T. [454] Mexico K000478315 Lectotype Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [6377] Mexico K000118534 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1528] Mexico K000118538 Yes
Hinton, G.B.; et al. [8597] Mexico K000118532 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [4523] Mexico K000118529 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1528] Mexico K000118537 Yes
Hinton, G.B. [5334] Mexico K000118528 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0