▁the ▁plant ▁has ▁been ▁as cribed ▁properties ▁affect ing ▁female ▁lib ido ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁similar ▁appearance ▁to ▁the ▁female ▁re product ive ▁organ . ▁ ▁Chem ical ▁constitu ents ▁Chem ical ▁comp ounds ▁isolated ▁from ▁C . ▁t ern ate a ▁include ▁various ▁tr iter pen oid s , ▁flav on ol ▁g ly cos ides , ▁anth oc yan ins ▁and ▁ster oid s . ▁ ▁Cy clic ▁pe pt ides ▁known ▁as ▁cli ot ides ▁have ▁been ▁isolated ▁from ▁the ▁heat - stable ▁fraction ▁of ▁C . ▁t ern ate a ▁extract . ▁The ▁blue ▁colour ▁of ▁C . ▁t ern ate a ▁is ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁various ▁anth oc yan ins , ▁most ▁important ly ▁t ern at ins ▁- ▁poly ac yl ated ▁derivatives ▁of ▁del ph in id in ▁ 3 , 3 ', ▁ 5 '- tr ig l uc os ide ▁( Da - T ). ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁A ▁stra in ▁of ▁Cl itor ia ▁t ern ate a ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁the ▁Int ' l ▁Soc . ▁for ▁Tax onom ic ▁Ex pl or ations ▁by ▁Is id ro ▁A . ▁T . ▁Sav illo . ▁ ▁t ern ate a ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Th ailand ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁M ales ia ▁Category : Fl ora ▁natural ised ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : For ages ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Nep al ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁Category : N it ro gen