Smithia salsuginea Hance (Syn: Damapana dichotoma (Dalzell ex Baker) Kuntze; Smithia dichotoma Dalzell; Smithia dichotoma Baker); SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith commonly known as: brackish smithia Native to: s China, India, Myanmar China (N); Guangdong; Hong Kong (N) ; India (N) ; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Daman ; Diu; Goa; Gujarat; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Maharashtra ; Rajasthan ; Tamil Nadu ; Myanmar (N) as per ILDIS;
Date/Time : September 26, 2009 at 12.05pm IST Location Place : banks of Kundalika River (White Water River Rafting end-point), near Kolad Altitude : 32 m GPS : 18°26'22.08"N, 73°15'47.56"E Habitat : wild Type : scrub forest near river bank Plant Habit : herb Height : about 1 m Length : - not a climber - Leaves Type : compound, 3 - 5 pairs of leaflets Shape : leaflet: oval oblong Size : leaflet: 1 - 2 cm x 0.5 - 1 cm Inflorescence Type : lax panicle Size : please refer photo Flowers Size : about 10 - 12 mm Colour : yellow Calyx : do not know the plant, with the cool minded observation found to be Smithia sensitiva Aiton .. Smithia sensitiva I hope !! This plant must be Smithia salsuginea. ... post at https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/twIrOb1IjaY shows this species at his farm.
Many many thanks ... for showing this plant. Requesting you to validate my plant queried for ID at efi thread. It must be Smithia salsuginea; and not S. sensitiva. Yes, this is Smithia salsuginea. This was identified for me by Dr.Almeida & Santosh Yadav while on a visit to my property. The description of "the small fruit of Smithia sensitiva" is also Dr. Almeida's. Nice one ... Flowers in dichotomous, corymbose panicles..... Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Smithia salsuginea at Kolad: Smithia salsuginea Hance SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith sal-soo-GIN-ee-uh -- from the Latin salsa (salt or salty); referring to brackish habit Sep 26, 2009 ... on banks of Kundalika river near Kolad, Maharashtra ... post at https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/indiantreepix/twIrOb1IjaY and his validation helped me.
Locality: Donvat, Khopoli, Raigad district, Maharashtra Date of collection: 30.09.12 Habit: Herb upto 5 ft high Stem: Hispid, yellowish wit reddish tinge Leaves: Paripinnate, 7 pairs, Flowers: Yellow 2 cm long, Standard petal with two red spots, Fruits: Ovate, 0.7 cm long, seeds brownish, flat. Most probabaly i feel it might be Smithia. Smithia salsuginea . Will send my photographs of this later. Some of my photographs are already in the archives of this group and they are available at this link Please help to identify this small herb found in SGNP, Mumbai, flowering profusely, and the picture is taken just yesterday. (2.10.13) Do check for Smithia bigemina... This is Smithia salsuginea. Please check this link
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia salsuginea :: Kolad :: DVOCT113 : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images. Smithia salsuginea Hance at Kolad on September 26, 2009
Requesting to please ID this plant growing wild by the roadside in Mumbai in October 2013. Is it some Smithia? This is most probably Smithia bigemina Dalz. efi pics for S. bigemina show 2 pairs of leaflets. This plant has 3 pairs. Would appreciate feedback on whether this is S. bigemina only. Smithia salsuginea Hance ?? On further checking comparative images at Smithia, I also feel it is more closer to Smithia salsuginea Hance as per images, details and references herein. References: |
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