Clitoria fragrans

Clitoria fragrans

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Clitoria
Species:
C. fragrans
Binomial name
Clitoria fragrans
Small
Synonyms

Clitoria pinetorum

Clitoria fragrans is a rare species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name pigeon wings, or sweet-scented pigeon wings. It is endemic to Central Florida, where it was known most recently from 62 occurrences,[1] but no current estimates of the total global population are available.[2] The plant is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.

  1. ^ a b Clitoria fragrans. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. ^ USFWS. Clitoria fragrans Five-year Review. September 15, 2008.