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Clitoria fairchildiana, Orchid Tree, Clitorea Tree, Philippine Pigeonwings

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Clitoria fairchildiana

Orchid Tree, Clitorea Tree, Philippine Pigeonwings
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Origin: Brazil
Big tree > 20 ft

Big tree > 20 ft

Small tree 10-20 ft

Full sun

Semi-shade

Regular water

White/off-white flowers

Blue/lavender/purple flowers

Ethnomedical plant.
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Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Clitoria fairchildiana is a tree largely distributed in Brazil, used for urban arborization. Beautiful flowers in pendant spikes, sometimes blue-violet and white, others pink-violet and white.

Similar plants:

Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea, Asian Pigeonwings)

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