As recorded for Congested Flower Smithia
Smithia conferta
Congested Flower Smithia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SE. China to Trop. Asia and N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands, also in plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Maharashtra →Madhya Pradesh →
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How to identify Congested Flower Smithia
Identify Congested Flower Smithia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Congested Flower Smithia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Smithia conferta
- Genus
- Smithia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands, also in plains
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Australia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Congested Flower Smithia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Congested Flower Smithia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Congested Flower Smithia
Congested Flower Smithia (Smithia conferta) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and 7 other states. It grows in marshy areas in grasslands, also in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Congested Flower Smithia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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