Klitoria

Caught in the auction, I bought a blue and white, are still red.
Zababahat currently on the balcony of the Russian flag clitoris!
Moreover, she is also useful

Klitoria (lat. Clitória) - genus of flowering plants of the legume family fabales about uniting around seventy species widespread in tropical and temperate regions of America and Asia. Most of the species - grass, but there are also shrubs.

The scientific genus name comes from the Latin word clitoris («the clitoris").
The name given taxon great Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus - he found a boat in the aureole of a plant similar to said intimate female body. Russian name of the plant, the clitoris - a transliteration of a scientific name.
The English common names of the clitoris (first name of the clitoris trifoliate) - Butterfly pea («papilionaceous peas") and pigeon wings («pigeon wings") [3]. German common names of plants - Schmetterlings-Erbse («papilionaceous peas") and Schamblume («shameless flower»).

Members of the genus the clitoris - evergreen herbaceous perennial vine, sometimes - shrub or small tree.

Pollination is carried out with the help of insects for pollen to climb inside this scallop.

In Southeast Asia, the flowers of the clitoris has long been used as a food dye. For example, in the Malay kitchen extract from the clitoris is used to color rice dishes kuih tekan (pulut seri kaya) nonya chang and Thailand of the clitoris is made of blue drink called nam dok anchan.

The extract of the roots of the clitoris trifoliate used to treat whooping cough. The clitoris trifoliate, especially its roots, found a substance that has a strong stimulating effect and can be used as antidepressants, as well as to remove the roots of the clitoris stressa.V India trifoliate used in ayurvedic traditional medicine.

Some types of the clitoris grown in gardens as ornamental plants. This can be done not only in tropical regions, but also in areas with a temperate climate, but frost-free.





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