ia ▁t ern ate a , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁Asian ▁p ige on w ings , ▁blue bell v ine , ▁blue ▁pe a , ▁but ter fly ▁pe a , ▁cord of an ▁pe a ▁and ▁Dar win ▁pe a , ▁is ▁a ▁plant ▁species ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁Fab aceae . ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁it ▁is ▁rever ed ▁as ▁a ▁holy ▁flower , ▁used ▁in ▁daily ▁pu ja ▁rit uals . ▁The ▁flowers ▁of ▁this ▁v ine ▁were ▁imag ined ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁human ▁female ▁gen it als , ▁hence ▁the ▁Latin ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁" Cl itor ia ", ▁from ▁" cl itor is ". ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁equ atorial ▁Asia , ▁including ▁locations ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub - cont inent ▁and ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁but ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁Africa , ▁Australia ▁and ▁America . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ace ous ▁plant , ▁with ▁elli ptic , ▁obt use ▁leaves . ▁It ▁grows ▁as ▁a ▁v ine ▁or ▁cre eper , ▁doing ▁well ▁in ▁mo ist , ▁neutral ▁soil . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁striking ▁feature ▁about ▁this ▁plant ▁is ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁its ▁flowers , ▁a ▁v ivid ▁deep ▁blue ; ▁solit ary , ▁with ▁light ▁yellow ▁mark ings . ▁They ▁are ▁about ▁ ▁long ▁by ▁ ▁wide . ▁Some ▁vari eties ▁yield ▁white ▁flowers . ▁ ▁The ▁f ruits ▁are ▁ ▁long , ▁flat ▁pod s ▁with ▁six ▁to ▁ten ▁se