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Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, [1] bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea, or Darwin pea, [2] is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae and native to the Indonesian island of Ternate. [3]: 215 In Indian Ayurveda it is commonly known by the name Aparajita.
This genus was named after the human clitoris, for the flowers bear a resemblance to the vulva. The first reference to the genus, which includes an illustration of the plant, was made in 1678 by Jakób Breyne , a Polish naturalist, who described it as Flos clitoridis ternatensibus , meaning ' Ternatean flower of the clitoris'.
The bright blue petals from the flowers of the butterfly-pea plant have been used as an ingredient in herbal tea drinks throughout the region for centuries as well as used in cooking. The blue flower imparts its blue color when steeped in warm or hot water, leading it to being used as a dye, as well as to add color to various foods such as the ...
Trifoliate leaves (also known as trifoliolate or ternate leaves) are a leaf shape characterized by a leaf divided into three leaflets. Species which are known to be trifoliate are listed here. Genera which are characteristically trifoliate are also listed, with species underneath.
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Each clumping plant produces several showy flowers, each with five to eight petal-like sepals but no petals. The sepals are usually white (occasionally bright blue to purplish blue) usually with a distinct blue tint especially on the underside. The flower center is filled with many yellow-anthered stamens. The fruits are woolly achenes. [1]
Rudbeckia hirta is an upright annual (sometimes biennial or perennial) growing 30–100 cm (12–39 in) tall by 30–45 cm (12–18 in) wide.It has alternate, mostly basal leaves 10–18 cm long, covered by coarse hair, with stout branching stems and daisy-like, composite flower heads appearing in late summer and early autumn.
Cyanicula caerulea was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae. [5] [6] In 2000, Stephen Hopper and Andrew Brown transferred the species to Cyanicula as C. caerulea. [7] The specific epithet (caerulea) is a Latin word meaning "sky-blue". [8]