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Aparajita

Local Name	:	Aparajita
Botanical Name	:	Clitoria ternatea L.
Common Name	:	Aparajita, Butterfly pea
Family	:	Fabaceae
Distribution	:	It is found throughout India including Odisha. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia. It is also found in Africa, Australia, and the Americas, where it has been introduced and cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes.
Habit	:	Climber
Short Description	:	It is a perennial herbaceous plant with striking blue flowers, often used for ornamental purposes and natural food coloring. It is also valued in traditional medicine for its various therapeutic properties.

Descriptions

The plant features pinnate leaves composed of five to seven elliptic leaflets. The flowers are strikingly blue-purple in color, resembling a butterfly in shape, hence named "Butterfly pea". Sometimes, white, or pink flowers are also seen. The fruit is a pod containing several seeds.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

July- November

Use(s)

Flowers are used in making tea and is used in women’s health problems. It is cultivated for ornamental purposes