shankupushpam/butterfly pea/ Clitoria terneata/Kulhadhirimaa (Divehi) Butterfly pea, blue pea vine, mussel-shell climber, pigeon wings (English) Aparajita (Hindi) Nagar hedi (Kannada) Sankhupushpam (Malayalam) Gokarna (Marathi) Aparajita, saukarnika, ardr , a photo by {deepapraveen very busy with work..back soon on Flickr. In Kerala this is a common temple flower. The flowers are mainly in two colours white and blue. This is used as an Ayurveda medicine also. This is considered as one of the main herb for brain power. This is a plant species belonging to the Fabaceae family. As you can see the most striking feature about this plant are its vivid deep blue flowers with light yellow markings. This grows as wine or creeper.