DHSK COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

Campus Botanical Identification

Aparajita
Climbers

Aparajita

Clitoria ternatea L.
Common Name Butterfly pea plant
Family Fabaceae
Flowering Period —
Fruiting Period —

Importance & Uses

The plant has been used for centuries as a memory enhancer, nootropic, antistress, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, tranquilizing and sedative agent.

Botanical Description

A climbing vine with distinctive blue flowers. Known for its medicinal and ornamental value.