Fabaceae
Smithia

Smithia purpurea Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4283 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India (Maharashtra, Karnataka). It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balan, A.P. & Predeep, S.V. (2017). A taxonomic revision of Smithia Ait. (Fabaceae) in South India. Taiwania 62: 175-204.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Jain, S. K. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003225400 Yes
Stocks; [Law] [s.n.] India K003225405 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003225389 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] India K003225398 Yes
Perrott [327] India K003225402 Yes
Perrotet [327] India K003225401 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003225390 Yes
Jacquemont [712] India K003225399 Yes
Stocks, J.E.; Law, J.S. [s.n.] India K000827971 Type Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India K003225406 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [s.n.] India K003225391 Yes
Stocks, J.E. [s.n.] India K003225403 Yes
s.coll. [[564]] India K003225396 Yes
Remanandan, P. [4687] India K003225407 Yes
Stocks; [Law] [s.n.] India K003225404 Yes
[Bomb] [10283] India K003225393 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [s.n.] India K003225392 Yes
Sedgwick, L.J. [7950] India K003225394 Yes
Jacquemont [564] India K003225395 Yes
s.coll. [[712]] India K003225397 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0