Smithia ciliata Royle

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PALASH FAMILY (पलाश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Faboideae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Smithia ciliata Royle
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Rachis ending in a bristle; Flowers pale blue or white.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kangra district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 224
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Smithia ciliata. Downloaded on 13 February 2025.

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