Odabirni / Sensitive Smithia
Smithia sensitiva
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Smithia sensitiva
- Genus
- Smithia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy grasslands
- Distribution
- Asia, Tropical Africa, Australia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Karnataka, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Odabirni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Odabirni itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- ओदाबिरनी Odabirni
- Bengali
- নল কশীন Nala-Kashina
- Marathi
- चिमुर्ली Chimurli, लाजाळू कवला Lajalu Kawla
About Odabirni
Sensitive Smithia (Smithia sensitiva) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Meghalaya, West Bengal and 10 other states. It grows in marshy grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Odabirni belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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