Global InformationFlemingia vestita information
| Flemingia vestita | |
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| Sohphlang, ready to eat | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Flemingia |
| Species: | F. vestita
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| Binomial name | |
| Flemingia vestita Benth. ex Baker, 1876
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| Synonyms | |
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Flemingia procumbens Roxb. Moghania procumbens (Roxb.) Mukerjee Moghania vestita (Benth.) ex Baker Kuntze | |
Flemingia vestita, famously known as sohphlang, is a nitrogen fixing herb with characteristic tuberous root, belonging to the genus Flemingia. The root is edible and is a common vegetable in some Asian tribal communities. In addition, it has been traditionally used as an anthelmintic, the basis of which is scientifically validated.
It is found as a wild herb along the mountain slopes of Himalayas. It is distributed in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China, Nepal and Khasi hills , Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya in Northeast India. It is also sparsely found in Laos, Philippines and Vietnam.[1][2]
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- ^ van Valkenburg JL, Bunyapraphatsara N, eds. (2001). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12(2): Medicinal and Poisonous Plants 2. Backhuys Publisher, Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 267–270. ISBN 978-90-5782-099-1. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2013-02-26.