Clitoria ternatea

Kordofan pea, butterfly pea, Asian pigeonwings

Tall slender climber with pubescent stems, widespread in the tropics throughout the world. Used for grazing and combines well with Sudan grass, sweet sorghum and especially sunn hemp. Fast initial growth; up to 24 tons of fresh material per hectare obtained after only two months.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh aerial part,

Philippines

19.5

11.8

8.6

4.5

55.6

3.29

0.17

165

Amino acid composition as % of crude protein

Seed

Ref

485

Arg

Cys

Gly

Hys

Ils

Leu

Lys

Met

Phe

Thr

Try

Tyr

Val

7.4

2.5

4.1

2.4

4.2

7.4

6.1

1.0

3.6

2.2

1.2

3.3

4.4