Smithia purpurea Hook.;
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SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith … Wikisource
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: purple smithia • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli • Marathi: बरका barka, बुरकुर burkur
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/smithia-purpurea-hook.html
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Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) 
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India (N) ; Karnataka ; Maharashtra as per ILDIS;
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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Smithia purpurea- PKA8:
This beautiful herb commonly known as Purple smithia was photographed on the way to Kulang (Kalsubai-Igatpuri region, Maharashtra).
Botanical name: Smithia purpurea
Family: Fabaceae
Habitat: Wild


The best picture of Smithia purpurea seen so far……



SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple
Oct 8, 2011 … at Koraigad, near Amby Valley, Maharashtra
commonly known as: purple smithia • Marathi: बरका barka
Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India)
some views: Oct 8, 2011 … at Koraigad, near Amby Valley, Maharashtra



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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Smithia purpurea:
Smithia purpurea
Observed in Mulshi Oct 2011
Please validate.


These are highly magnified images. Actual flowers are very tiny. I am sure it has to be Smithia purpurea.


yep it is Smithia purpurea; once i encountered it near Kalsubai, igatpuri



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A small herb at harischandragad, Maharashtra


It may be a morphotype of Smithia purpurea.
Its like small version of S. purpurea.

That what I think It has been also collected by us from Junnar.


At the outset, leaves have a resemblance to Cicer species?


I think it has to be Smithia purpurea.



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Smithia purpurea Sinhagad Pune:
Sharing the images of Smithia purpurea from Sinhagad Pune Nov 2011.



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Smithia purpurea:
Smithia purpurea Hook.
Marathi Name: Baraka
Location : Ratangad,Maharashtra
02 Feb,2013


Wow…what a purple beauty !!



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Smithia purpurea Hook.
at base of Koraigad on October 8, 2011 
at base of Koraigad on October 6, 2012 
at National Highway No. 222 near Malshej on December 21, 2013 

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Came across this beautiful herb on the way to Kulang.
Common name: Purple Smithia, Barka,
Botanical name: Smithia purpurea   Family: Fabaceae


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Seen this small herb at Tungi Fort, Lonavala region.
Bot name: Smithia purpurea
Date / Time: 13-10-2012 / 09:30AM
Location: Tung Fort, Lonavala (Pawna) region.
Habitat: Wild
Family: Fabaceae
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[image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.in/Purple%20Smithia.html>
[image: Discussions at efloraofindia] <https://groups.google.com/forum/indiantreepix/Smit…>
[image: more views in flickr] <http://www.flickr.com/Smithiapurpurea&m=tags&z=m>
[image: more views on Google Earth] <http://api.flickr.com/tags=Smithiapurpurea&…>
SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple
botanical names: Smithia purpurea Hook…. synonym: Smithia laxiflora Benth.

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Photographed at base of Koraigad (~2495 ft asl) near Ambavane village, Maharashtra


Nice photograph ! These are some of mine.


I carry a GPS device (Garmin eTrex Vista HCx). It maintains a log of my movement.
Using a suitable software, the details of latitude and longitude can be inserted in photo EXIF data.


SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith … Wikisource
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: purple smithia • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli • Marathi: बरका barka

botanical namesSmithia purpurea Hook. … homotypic synonymsDamapana purpurea (Hook.) Kuntze … POWO, retrieved 31 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
purple smithia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ನೇರಳೆ nerale = purple; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram … for the purple coloured flower, and use of plant by animals as forage
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बरका barka
  • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 13:01 31-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 13:36 31-08-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/smithia-purpurea-hook.html


Marathi name added …

commonly known as: purple smithia • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli • Marathi: बरका barka, बुरकुर burkur


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Smithia purpurea:
Smithia purpurea
At Harischandragad, Maharashtra
16 Oct. 2011


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ID request: 15102012-PKA1:
Seen this small herb at Tungi Fort, Lonavala region. Herb was around 10 cm in height. Flowers size was small (less than 1 cm). Flowers were looking some what similar to Smithia purpurea but the size looked small and dull.

Date / Time: 13-10-2012 / 09:30AM
Location: Tung Fort, Lonavala (Pawna) region.
Habitat: Wild
Family: Fabaceae.


this must be Smithia purpurea … because the leaves, the pods remind me of it.


Thanks. I got bit confused with the Flower size.

 

 

 


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