XXIIIrd International Eucarpia symposium, Section Ornamentals ...

REGENERATION OF MEDICINAL PLANT
CLITORIA TERNATEA FROM MALAYSIA
Tissue culture studies of medicinal plant Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea) was carried out
to investigate the regeneration potential this species in vitro. Various explants from
aseptic seedling were used such as leaves and stems which were cultured on Driver and
Kuniyuki Walnut medium (DKW) medium together with different concentrations and
combinations of hormones such as Napthalene Acetic Acid (NAA), 2,4-
dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) and Benzyl Aminopurine (BAP) to achieve
regeneration. This research also focused on getting coloured callus from the explants
which has potential for coating technologies. The economic importance of this species
includes anticonvulsant, antidepressant, indigestion, constipation and arthritis, eye
ailments, as a cover crop and as an ornamental plant in Malaysia.
P60
Normadiha Mohamed
Rosna Mat Taha
Institute of Biological
Sciences, Faculty of
Sciences
University of Malaya, 50603
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
normadiha@yahoo.com
Session Posters 133