Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Flemingia (2)
Epithet: strobilifera (L.) W.T.Aiton (1)
Synonyms: Flemingia bracteata (Roxb.) Wight, Flemingia fruticulosa Benth., Hedysarum bracteatum Roxb., Hedysarum strobiliferum L., Moghania bracteata (Roxb.) H.L.Li, Moghania fruticulosa (Benth.) Mukerjee, Moghania strobilifera (L.) J.St.-Hil., Moghania strobilifera (L.) Kuntze, Moghania strobilifera (L.) Jacks., Zornia strobilifera (L.) Pers.
bracteata => having prominent bracts
bracteatum => having prominent bracts
fruticulosa => dwarf-shrubby, small bush like habit
strobilifera => cone-bearing
strobiliferum => cone-bearing