Smithia bigemina Dalzell;
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SMITH-ee-uh
— named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward SmithWikisource
¿ bi-JEM-in-uh? — double pairedDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: double paired smithia • Gujarati: બેરકી berki • Hindi: बेरकी berki • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಹುರುಳಿ sanna huruli • Konkani: लहान कवला lahan kavla • Malayalam: ചെറിയ മുതിര cheriya muthira • Marathi: बेरकी berki, लहान कवला lahan kawla, नायकोई पाला naaykoi pala
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/smithia-bigemina-dalzell.html
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Native of: India (Western Ghats, Gujarat, Rajasthan), Pakistan (Sind)  
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India (N); Andhra Pradesh; Goa ; Gujarat ; Karnataka ; Kerala; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra; Orissa ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu ; Uttar Pradesh ; Pakistan (N) as per ILDIS;
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SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith
bi-jem-in-uh — paired or doubled
Oct 19, 2007 … at Kas plateau, Maharashtra
commonly known as: double-paired smithia • Hindi बेरकी berki • Marathi: लहान कवला lahan kawala
Native of: India (Western Ghats, Gujarat, Rajasthan), Pakistan (Sind)
some views: Oct 19, 2007 … at Kas plateau, Maharashtra
Oct 8, 2011 … at
Koraigad, near Amby valley, Maharashtra

Nicely depicted 2 leaflets.


images by Dr. Satish Phadke

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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Smithia bigemina:
Smithia bigemina
Location Mahabaleshwar. Please validate.
Prominent Character : Leaflets 2 pairs.

With Sky a background flowers looks very beautiful


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Kas week : Smithia bigemina SMP:
Smithia bigemina
The leaflets are 4 i.e. 2 pairs only.
Flowers similar to Smithia hirsuta.



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Smithia For ID : Nasik : 050913 : AK-1 : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Tiny Smithia flowers seen in Nasik on 30/8/13.
Species id please.


Smithia species so far in efi.


This looks like Smithia bigemina to me.


On searching in FOI, it seemed the same to me too.



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ANOCT19 Smithia sp.? :  5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (8).

Nandi Hills
1st October 2014


This is Smithia hirsuta

This plant was identified yesterday by … as Smithia bigemina



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ANDEC52 Smithia sp. for identification : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

Nelliyampathy, Kerala
November 2014


Smithia species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available)


Smithia bigemina



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Smithia bigemina Dalzell
near Lion’s Point on October 6, 2012
at Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary on November 5, 2011 
at base of Koraigad on October 8, 2011 
at Tableland, Panchagani on August 26, 2010 
on Kas plateau, October 19, 2007


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Satara, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID validation – Smithia :: ARKNOV-11 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Requesting to please validate ID of this Smithia captured near Satara, Maharashtra in October 2014.
Is this Smithia bigemina?


efi page on Smithia bigemina


I think matches with images at Smithia bigemina Dalzell



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smithia bigemia : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
smithia bigemia hopefully
would appreciate a confirmation
Kaas plateau
second  week of October 2016

Thanks, …, I think matches with images at Smithia bigemina


Smithia bigemina to me too.



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At Kas 14 Sep 2008; kaas plateau ( Dist. Satara, St. Maharashtra) in oct 08; Mahabaleshwar Nov 2009; Smithia bigemina – indiantreepix | Google Groups Fw: pics at kaas set 2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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via Species‎ > ‎S‎ >
Smithia bigemina Dalzell … family: Fabaceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward SmithWikisource
¿ bi-JEM-in-uh? — double pairedDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: double paired smithiaMarathi: लहान कवला lahan kawla
botanical names: Smithia bigemina Dalzell … synonyms: no synonym known … The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.


SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith … Wikisource

¿ bi-JEM-in-uh ? — double paired … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: double paired smithia • Gujarati: બેરકી berki • Hindi: बेरकी berki • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಹುರುಳಿ sanna huruli • Konkani: लहान कवला lahan kavla • Malayalam: ചെറിയ മുതിര cheriya muthira • Marathi: बेरकी berki, लहान कवला lahan kawla, नायकोई पाला naaykoi pala

botanical namesSmithia bigemina Dalzell … homotypic synonymsDamapana bigemina (Dalzell) Kuntze … heterotypic synonymsSmithia agharkarii Hemadri … POWO, retrieved 28 August 2024

Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
double paired smithia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: GujaratDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & Diu
બેરકી berki
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: DelhiUttar PradeshBiharChhattisgarhHaryanaJharkhandMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बेरकी berki
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಣ್ಣ ಹುರುಳಿ sanna huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, of smaller size; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram … the whole plant used by animals as forage
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
लहान कवला lahan kavla
  • name coined, for want of name; लहान lahan = small; कवला kavla = name given to Smithia sensitiva Aiton
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ മുതിര cheriya muthira
  • name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, of smaller size; മുതിര muthira = name given to horse gram … the whole plant used by animals as forage
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बेरकी berki
लहान कवला lahan kawla
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
नायकोई पाला naaykoi pala
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 17:22 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:39 29-08-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/smithia-bigemina-dalzell.html


both Malayalam and English names are correct



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Kas Week :: DV :: 19 OCT 07 – 1150 :: Smithia bigemina:
Kas plateauabout 4000 ft asl
… one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India 
19 OCT 07
Smithia bigemina Dalzell (family: Fabaceae)
SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith
¿ bi-JEM-in-uh? — paired or doubled
commonly known as: double-paired smithia • Hindi बेरकी berki • Marathi: लहान कवला lahan kawala
Native of: India (Western Ghats, Gujarat, Rajasthan), Pakistan (Sind)
References: Flowers of IndiaeFloraFurther Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

What is the beautiful grass all around Smithia?


may be Heteropogon contortus


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Amboli, MH :: Smithia for ID :: ARK2021-107:
This was seen at Amboli hill station, MH in Aug 2021.

Seems to be some Smithia.
Requested to please provide ID.

Most of this sp. has red patch on the corolla. Side views of flower, buds and stem would have helped much for ID. Just a guess Smithia bigemina Dalzell !


Thank you …, I too think, this is S. bigemina.



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