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Flemingia Procumbens
''Flemingia'' is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. It is native sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, tropical Asia, and Australasia. In Asia the species are distributed in Bhutan, Burma, China, India; Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The genus was erected in 1812. Description Members of ''Flemingia'' are shrubs, or herbs (or subshrubs); evergreen, or deciduous and perennial. They are generally about 0.2–1.5 m high. The Plant stem, stem is prostrate but weak. Leaves are small to medium-sized; not fasciculate, but alternate. The stem and leaves are Pubescent (botany), pubescent, with dense hairs. Leaf blades are flat dorsoventrally. Flowers are aggregated in ‘inflorescences’; not crowded at the stem bases; in racemes, or in heads, or in panicles. Fruits are aerial, about 6–15 mm long; non-fleshy and hairy. Diversity The number of known species is ambiguous due to Taxonomy (biology), taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemingia Strobilifera
''Flemingia strobilifera'', commonly known as the luck plant or wild hops, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, and subfamily Faboideae. It is native to South, East and Southeast Asia. Range It is common in China, Taiwan, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar; Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines. Description The erect, perennial shrub grows 1.5 m to 2 m tall. The leaves are ovate to oblong with pinnate venation and wavy margins. It flowers from October to December. Each small, white pea-shaped flower is enclosed by a pair of reniform flower bracts. The alternating bracts are arranged in 2 files along the raceme, and eventually turn papery as they dry out. The small, cylindrical pods release their tiny black and red seeds by explosive dehiscence. Uses In many parts of the Indian subcontinent it is used as a traditional medicine to treat epilepsy, hysteria and fever. It is an essential par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |