- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Smithia Aiton
Smithia sensitiva Aiton

Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Smithia sensitiva Aiton appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Junghuhn, F.W. [23], Jawa | K000263306 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
s.coll. [s.n.], Jawa | K000827990 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668] | K001121651 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668], India | K001121652 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668], India | K001121663 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5668], Myanmar | K001121659 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668] | K001121657 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5668], Nepal | K001121658 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668], India | K001121655 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668], India | K001121653 | Yes | |||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5668] | K001121656 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5668] | K001121654 | Yes | |||
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5668], Myanmar | K001121660 | Yes |
First published in Hort. Kew. 3: 496 (1789)
Accepted by
- Balan, A.P. & Predeep, S.V. (2017). A taxonomic revision of Smithia Ait. (Fabaceae) in South India Taiwania 62: 175-204.
- Balslav, H. & Chantaranothai, P. (2018). Flora of Thailand 4(3.1): 221-371. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
- Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a checck-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
- Pandey, R.P. (2009). Floristic diversity of Ferrargunj forest area in South Andaman Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 747-768.
- Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India Pleione 3: 190-200.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
- Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a checck-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Meena, S.L. (2012). A checklist of the vascular plants of Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India Nelumbo 54: 39-91.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Pandey, R.P. (2009). Floristic diversity of Ferrargunj forest area in South Andaman Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 33: 747-768.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
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