Fabaceae FAMILY
Flemingia procumbens
Flemingia procumbens
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Flemingia procumbens is a prostrate, perennial plant. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is cultivated as a minor food crop in the hills of Assam, India, and has potential for wider use as a cultivated vegetable[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Sichuan, Yunnan), India, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines.
HabitatMountain slopes in Sichuan and Yunnan[ 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. ].