The application and utilization and ethnobotany of Clitoria spp.
Common used; flowers, fruits (young pod) and leaves (young leaves in salad or frying) are edible. (Burkill 1966; Tanaka 1976; Facciola 1990; Kaisoon et al. 2001; Wetwitayaklung et al. 2008). In Southeast Asia, the flowers are used for colouring rice in puddings and cakes, and leaves used for colouring food green.
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