Fabaceae FAMILY

Flemingia strobilifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Flemingia strobilifera is a much-branched, erect or almost climbing shrub that can grow from 30 - 300cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. , 1463 Title Phytochemical and Pharmacological potential of Flemingia Roxb. Ex W.T.Aiton (Fabaceae) Publication International Journal of Phytomedicine 3 (2011) 294-307 Author Kavita Ghalot; V.K.Lal.; S.Jha Website http://www.arjournals.org/index.php/ijpm/index Publisher Year 2011 ISBN 0975-0185 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of material for stuffing pillows. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, and is used in dried flower arrangements, being valued for its dried bracts[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 354 Title Plants of Guam Publication Author Moore P.H. & McMakin P. Website http://university.uog.edu/cals/people/POG/scipn.htm Publisher University of Guam. Year 1979 ISBN Description Brief details, usually with a photo, of plants native to the island of Guam, often together with some information on their uses. An online version is available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines

HabitatMountain slopes at elevations from 200 - 1,600 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. Open, dry, waste places in the Philippines, where it is probably introduced[ 582 Title Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication Author Website http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines. Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area. ]. Abandoned pastures and other disturbed areas, often forming thickets[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ].