Nilgiris: Smithia for identification 031212MK03

[Muthu Karthick]

Dear all,

Please help me to identify this small herb found on the grasslands of upper plateau of Nilgiris. What is this Fabaceae member?

Size: 7 cm 

Flower: 0.8 cm across

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[Dinesh Valke]

Muthu ji ... most probably Smithia bigemina Dalzell.
Regards.
Dinesh

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[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:      

Muthu ji ... most probably Smithia bigemina Dalzell. Regards. Dinesh

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[jmgarg1]

A reply:

"Smithia species. May not be S.bigemina. In S.b. the leaves are only two pairs as reported by Dineshji in flowersofindia.com at: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Double%20Paired%20Smithia.html." from Mahadeswara ji.

[jmgarg1]

Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

	Muthu ji ... most probably Smithia bigemina Dalzell. Regards. Dinesh

"Smithia species. May not be S.bigemina. In S.b. the leaves are only two pairs as reported by Dineshji in flowersofindia.com at: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Double%20Paired%20Smithia.html." from Mahadeswara ji.

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From: Muthu Karthick <nmk...@gmail.com>
Date: 3 December 2012 16:13
Subject: [efloraofindia:139688] Nilgiris: Smithia for identification 031212MK03
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[Giby Kuriakose]

Could it be Smithia setulosa? 

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Giby

On 16 December 2012 11:12, jmgarg1 <jmg...@gmail.com> wrote:

Smithia bigemina

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[dalia]

Giby-ji

 

Can the attached one (from Kas, Aug'12) is same as the one posted by Muthu ji?

 

Dalia

[J.M. Garg]

I think Smithia hirsuta Dalzell as per another thread: Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia shrub fof ID :: MK-OCT-02

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