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Flemingia prostrata

Flemingia prostrata

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitShrub
Growth—

Species in this genus generally succeed in sunny and partially shady positions so long as the soil is well-drained[1]. This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria; these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby[2].

Propagation

Like many species within the family Fabaceae, once they have been dried for storage the seeds of this species may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing[PFAF]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Flemingia+prostrata>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

  1. [1]Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants — Ahmed Fayaz · Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand · 2011 · ISBN 978-1-55407-489 ↩︎A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
  2. [2]Nodulation Plants in GRIN Taxonomy — United States Department of Agriculture · http://www.ars-grin.gov/~sbmljw/cgi-bin/taxnodul.pl?language=en ↩︎An online database listing plants that have either positive or negative reports on root and stem nodulation with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
  3. [3]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  4. [4]The Botany of Bihar and Orissa — Haines H.H. · Adlard & Son & West Newman Ltd. London · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A flora, it gives many plant uses. The book can be downloaded from the Internet.
  5. [5]Competitive Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitory Isoflavones from the Roots of Flemingia philippinensis — Jeong Yoon Kim, Yan Wang et al · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.03.024 · ISBN 0045-2068 ↩︎
  6. [6]Chemical Constituents from Roots of Flemingia philippinensis — Fu Man-Qin et al · 2012 · http://10.3969/j.issn.1674-6384.2012.01.003 ↩︎
  7. [7]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  8. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎