✿Fabaceae · Flemingia

Salpan / Papery Wild Hops

Flemingia chappar

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand & more
Flowering: January-May

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Flemingia chappar
Genus: Flemingia
Family: Fabaceae
Habit: Shrub
Distribution: India, Nepal, Myanmar
Found in India: Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting: January-May
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Compound
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Fabaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Bilateral
Inflorescence: Raceme
Fruit: Legume

Typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Bengali: Salpan, Bhalia

About Salpan

Papery Wild Hops (Flemingia chappar) is a shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family (Legume/Bean family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate pinnate/trifoliate leaves, raceme/panicle/head flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It occurs across India, Nepal, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-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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