✿Fabaceae · Flemingia
Salpan / Papery Wild Hops
Flemingia chappar
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Salpan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Salpan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- Salpan, Bhalia
About Salpan
A member of the Fabaceae family, Papery Wild Hops (Flemingia chappar) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Salpan belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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