As recorded for Salpan
Flemingia chappar
Salpan / Papery Wild Hops
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Salpan in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Not recorded | Salpan, Bhalia |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- Salpan, Bhalia
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Explore nearby plants
- Assam →Himachal Pradesh →Jharkhand →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Salpan
Identify Salpan by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Salpan.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Salpan itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Salpan belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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