As recorded for Pleasant Smithia
Smithia racemosa
Pleasant Smithia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- August-December
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Smithia blanda. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to China (Guizhou, SW. Sichuan, Yunnan) and Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Grasslands
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How to identify Pleasant Smithia
Identify Pleasant 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: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pleasant Smithia.
Plant Details
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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant Smithia itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pleasant Smithia
Pleasant Smithia (Smithia racemosa) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Pleasant Smithia belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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