Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

Clitoria fairchildiana is a Brazilian flowering plant in Clitoria from which six rotenoids can be isolated.

Family
Genus
Clitoria
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard

Clitoria fairchildiana, commonly known as sombreiro, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clitoria. It has been found located in Campina Grande, Brazil. Six rotenoids — clitoriacetal, stemonacetal, 6-deoxyclitoriacetal, 11-deoxyclitoriacetal, 9-demethylclitoriacetal, and stemonal — can be isolated from this plant species.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Clitoria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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