Description:
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) »
Flemingia strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton flem-MING-ee-uh -- named for John Fleming, surgeon, Indian Medical Service..
Dave's Botanary stroh-bil-IF-fer-a -- Greek: strobil (cone), fera (bearing)..
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: luck plant, wild hops • Assamese: মাখিয়তি makhiyati • Gujarati: પોપટ્યો poptyo • Hindi: कानफूटा kanphuta • Kannada: ಕುಮಳು kumalu, ನರಿ ಬಾಲದ ಹೊನ್ನೆ nari baalada honne • Malayalam: കനലം kanalam, കുമാൻചെടി kumaanchedi, കുമലു kumalu, പോന്തോരില ponthorila, തേരി theri • Marathi: बंदर bundar, कानफुटी kanphuti, क्लिप्ती klipti • Nepali: भटमासे bhatmase, भटवासी bhatwasi • Telugu: నల్ల బడ్డు nalla baddu Native of: China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia References:
Flowers of India •
NPGS/GRIN •
PIER species info • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar. Date: 15 December 2008, 15:04. Source:
Luck plant. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.