Fabaceae FAMILY

Flemingia chappar

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Flemingia chappar is an erect, deciduous perennial plant with stems that become more or less woody; it can grow around 1 - 3 metres tall[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. , 497 Title The Botany of Bihar and Orissa Publication Author Haines H.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Adlard & Son & West Newman Ltd. London Year 1922 ISBN Description A flora, it gives many plant uses. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (Yunnan), India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos

HabitatOpen, moist places; at elevations from 150 - 600 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. The plant can form a dense, shrubby underwood in evergreen Sal forest[ 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. , 497 Title The Botany of Bihar and Orissa Publication Author Haines H.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Adlard & Son & West Newman Ltd. London Year 1922 ISBN Description A flora, it gives many plant uses. The book can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Dry forests in Myanmar.