Enoki-mame (Flemingia macrophylla)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Flemingia macrophylla or Longleaf Wurrus is a woody shrub that is one of the secondary sources of ?waras?, a coarse purple or brilliant orange-brown brown Arab dye. It is about 1-4 m tall, deep-rooting, and tussock-forming. The stems have ridges and are softly hairy. The leaves are oval or sword-shaped. The flowers are in dense clusters. The fruits are oblong pods. It is commonly found along watercourses in secondary forest in East Asia.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — Edible portion: Leaves, Pods, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring.; The pods are eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Along watercourses in secondary forest, as well as under drier conditions such as in fields infested with Imperata cylindrica. (Zone 10)