Smithia

Smithia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[1][2]

Smithia
Smithia conferta in Goa, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae[1][2]
Genus:
Smithia

Aiton
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Smithia Scop.
  • Damapana Adans.

Species

Smithia comprises the following species:[3][4]

  • Smithia abyssinica (A. Rich.) Verdc.
  • Smithia agharkarii Hemadri
  • Smithia bigemina Dalzell
  • Smithia blanda Wall.
  • Smithia capitata Dalzell
  • Smithia ciliata Royle
  • Smithia conferta Sm.
  • Smithia elliotii Baker f.
  • Smithia erubescens (E. Mey.) Baker f.
  • Smithia eylesii S. Moore
  • Smithia finetii Gagnep.
  • Smithia gracilis Benth.
  • Smithia grandis Baker
  • Smithia hirsuta Dalzell
  • Smithia laxiflora Wight & Arn.
  • Smithia oligantha Blatt.
  • Smithia purpurea Hook.
  • Smithia pycnantha Baker
  • Smithia salsuginea Hance
  • Smithia sensitiva Aiton
  • Smithia setulosa Dalzell
  • Smithia venkobarowii Gamble

References
  1. Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. JSTOR 2657116. PMID 11250829.
  2. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Smithia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Smithia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  • Media related to Smithia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Smithia at Wikispecies


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