As recorded for Flemingia paniculata
Flemingia paniculata
Flemingia paniculata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering
- February-March
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is., 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.
- Recorded habitat
- Damp forests and deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Uttarakhand →West Bengal →
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 Flemingia paniculata
Identify Flemingia paniculata 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: February-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Flemingia paniculata.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flemingia paniculata
- Genus
- Flemingia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Damp forests and deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Andaman (India), Myanmar, Tropical Himalayas
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flemingia paniculata 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 Flemingia paniculata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Flemingia paniculata
A member of the Fabaceae family, Flemingia paniculata is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand and West Bengal. It grows in damp forests and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Flemingia paniculata belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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