About Wild Hops
Flemingia strobilifera, commonly known as the luck plant or wild hops, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, and subfamily Faboideae. It is native to South, East and Southeast Asia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flemingia strobilifera
- Genus
- Flemingia
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous, semi-evergreen and mixed forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia, Introduced to Micronesia, Polynesia, Mauritius, West Indies, America
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कानफूटा kanphuta
- Nepali
- भटमासे Bhatmase, भटवासी Bhatwasi
- Kannada
- ಕುಮಳು kumalu, ನರಿ ಬಾಲದ ಹೊನ್ನೆ nari baalada honne
- Malayalam
- കനലം Kanalam, കുമാൻചെടി Kumaanchedi, കുമലു Kumalu
- Marathi
- बंदर Bbundar, कानफुटी Kanphuti, क्लिप्ती klipti
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Wild Hops belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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