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Flemingia tuberosa

Flemingia tuberosa

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5

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].

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]. Cuttings[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Flemingia+tuberosa>

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]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
  3. [3]Flemingia tuberosa Dalz. (Fabaceae) - a new addition to the flora of Kerala, India — K. Subrahmanya Prasad, P. Biju & K. Raveendran · 2011 · http://10.11609/JoTT.o2524.1548-9 ↩︎
  4. [4]Phytochemical and Pharmacological potential of Flemingia Roxb. Ex W.T.Aiton (Fabaceae) — Kavita Ghalot; V.K.Lal.; S.Jha · 2011 · http://www.arjournals.org/index.php/ijpm/index · ISBN 0975-0185 ↩︎
  5. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎