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Crude, methanol and ethanol extracts of seeds, leaves and callus of Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea L.) were studied for antifungal activity against three fungal strains i.e. Aspergillus niger, Alternaria solani  and Rhizopus oryzae using agar well diffusion method. It was observed that extracts of seeds, callus, leaves of tissue-cultured and pot-grown plants showed antifungal effect against A. niger and A. solani and none of these extracts exhibited pronounced effect against R. oryzae. The zone of inhibition acquired by the leaves extracts from pot-grown plants was more than that of tissue-cultured plants against fungal strains. The MIC values for different extracts ranged from 0.1–1.4   cm in diameter. Hence, it was observed that the extracts obtained from C. ternatea had good antifungal properties.