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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Merr.
FAMILY
Fabaceae Lindl.
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
OTHER FAMILY:
Papilionaceae
TRIBE
Faboideae
SUBTRIBE
Phaseoleae
CLASSIFICATION
Cajaninae
GENUS
Flemingia Roxb. ex W. T. Aiton
SPECIES
macrophylla (Willd.) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 5:130. 1910 (Kuntze ex Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66(2):440. 1897, nom. inval.)
Plant Description
An erect woody shrub 1-2 meter tall. Leaves trifoliolate. Leaflets 8-12 cm long,lanceolate,acute, the central leaflet cuneate at base, the lateral leaflets obliquely rounded. Petioles 6-9 cm long, slightly winged or not. Stipules linear, ecaducous. Inflorescence axillary racemes shorter than the petiole. Bracts lanceolate, membranous, silky hairy outside. Calyx densely hairy. Corolla purple. Pod oblong 12 mm long, tomentose, 2-seeded.
Flowering & Fruiting Period: December – February.
*Description source: Flora of Savantwadi