Bark
Young branches green to brownish and finely hairy; older stems become woody with grey-brown bark.
Flemingia strobilifera
Syn. Zornia strobilifera
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
(NE)
Local name
- Luck plant (English)
- Poptyo (Gujarati)
Shrub type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
2m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Leaflet 1, obovate to ovate, 9.5-15 cm long, 4-9 cm wide.
Flower
Flowers occur in at branch-ends or in leaf-axils branched racemes 8-15 cm long. Flowers are enclosed in large leaf-like bracts 1-3 cm.
Fruit / Seeds
Fruit a small legume/pod, usually enclosed or partly concealed by persistent bracts; seeds small, generally dark brown to blackish.
Did you know?
In the cultural traditions of Assam, it is known as Makhiyoti. During Goru Bihu, the Assamese festival celebrating livestock, its leafy branches are traditionally tied into bundles and used to gently strike cattle while they are bathed, symbolically believed to protect them from disease, insects and misfortune in the coming year.
Distribution
Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NW. Pacific