Blue pea: 1 definition
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Blue pea means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Blue pea in English is the name of a plant defined with Clitoria mariana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Martiusia mariana (L.) Small (among others).
2) Blue pea is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).
3) Blue pea is also identified with Psoralea pinnata It has the synonym Lotodes pinnatum (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hort. Calcuttensis (1845)
· Fl. Senegal (1954)
· Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1826)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1823)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Blue, Pea, Pea, Pea, Pea.
Full-text: Asphota.
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