Stock Photo: Blurred Photo Of Clitoria Ternatea
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Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea and 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 island of Ternate in the Indonesian archipelago, from where Linnaeus's specimens originated.
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