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214 Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi
Universitas Terbuka (2023)

4. Taxonomic Characteristics
Clitoria ternatea is classified as part of the family Fabaceae,
class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae
(Jamil & Pa’ee, 2018). This plant, also known as butterfly pea flower,
blue pea flower, or bluebell vine, is a plant that grows to a height
of two to three meters (Mukherjee et al., 2008). This flower is known
as ‘bunga biru’ or ‘kembang telang’ in Bahasa Indonesia, ‘bunga
telang’ in Malaysia, ‘dangchan’ in Thai, ‘chi dau bieˆc’ in Vietnamese,
‘lan hu die’ in China, ‘aparajita’ in Bengali, ‘kajroti’ in India, ‘clitoria
azul’ in Spanish, ‘cunhã’ and ‘fula criqua’ in Portuguese, ‘cunha’ in
Brazil, and ‘mavi kelebek sarmas ̧ıg ̆I’ in Turkish (Dhanraj et al., 2019;
Mukherjee et al., 2008; Vidana Gamage et al., 2021).
Clitoria ternatea is a climbing plant with bright blue and
striking white flowers, measuring 1 to 2 inches long, with wavy-
framed standards and a white center (Neal, 1965). It is a woody
vine, winding and reaching a length of 1-3 m. The stem is slender
and cylindrical, with small trichome lines. The leaves are pinnate,
consisting of 5-7 leaflets, elliptical or, ovate or lanceolate in shape,
with a length and width ranging from 2.5 - 5.0 cm and 2.0 - 3.2 cm,
respectively. The flowers are solitary, with short stalks; the stalk
length is 1 cm. Clitoria ternatea appears in various flower hues,
including white, light purple, light blue, and dark blue, and measures
4.5 - 5 cm in length. The flowers appear in the rainy season, and
the fruits develop in winter. The flower stalk is 1.5-2.2 cm long, green,
lanceolate-ovate in shape, and purplish-blue with pale yellow at
the base and center. The seeds are elongated, flattened, measuring
5-6 mm, and dark brown (Acevedo-Rodríguez 2005). The seeds are
elongated and either dark brown or yellowish, with a length ranging
from 4.5-7.0 mm and a width of 3-4 mm. The plant has a taproot
system with numerous slender lateral roots (Mukherjee et al., 2008;
Vidana Gamage et al., 2021).

5. Antibacterial Activity
Clitoria ternatea flowers have been studied for their
antibacterial properties. Clitoria ternatea flower methanol extract
was evaluated against 12 bacterial species including Proteus