Flemingia procumbens Roxb. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Flemingia procumbens Roxb.

Summary

Genus:

Flemingia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Phaseoleae

Subtribe:

Cajaninae

Nomen number:

403477

Place of publication:

Fl. ind. ed. 1832, 3:338. 1832

Verified:

11/27/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Flemingia vestita Benth. ex Baker

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Reference(s)

Cubero, J. I. & M. T. Moreno, dirs. Leguminosas de grano. 1983
Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist. 1994
National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Pokhriyal, T. C. et al. 1992. Identification of some nitrogen fixing herb and shrub species from Dehra Dun-Mussoorie region. Indian Forester 118:681-683.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal
INDO-CHINA: Laos, Vietnam
MALESIA: Philippines

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	potential as vegetable		National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403477. Accessed 30 April 2026.