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Smithia sensitiva Aiton (Syn: Aeschynomene tribuloides Baill.; Damapana sensitiva (Aiton) Kuntze; Petagnana sensitiva (Aiton) J.F.Gmel.; Smithia javanica Benth.);
. SMITH-ee-uh — named for Sir James Edward Smith, British botanist and physician sen-si-TEE-vuh — sensitive . commonly known as: sensitive smithia • Bengali: nalakashina • Hindi: ओदाबिरनी odabirni • Konkani: कावडा kawda, कायळो kayalo • Marathi: लाजाळू कवला lajalu kavala . Native to: China, Japan, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, tropical Australia . India (N); Andhra Pradesh ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli ; Delhi ; Goa ; Gujarat ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu-Kashmir ; Karnataka ; Kerala; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram ; Nagaland; Orissa ; Pondicherry; Punjab; Rajasthan ; Sikkim ; Tamil Nadu; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal & other countries as per ILDIS; . Ascending annual herb with membranous stipules; leaves pinnate, with up to 10 pairs of leaflets, sensitive to touch, up to 3 cm long, with long hairs, spine-tipped; flowers yellow in axillary racemes; bracteoles adnate to calyx, ovate; calyx 5-8 mm long, setose; corolla slightly longer than calyx; fruit a loment, papillate, with 4-6 joints .         Smithia sensitiva 1: Great display. Thanks for showing the fruits(Pods) too…..described as flattened; 3-6 jointed; orbicular reddish brown. Many pairs of leaflets also visible in the pictures.
  Plz id this herb: pa17 – 30oct2012: Another herb with yellow flowers for id if possible. It is quite short maybe around 2 feet or so. This looks like Sensitive Smithia [Smithia sensitiva]. Some of my photographs of this are available at these links: Thank you … for the id. Your pix of the butterflies on this plant are wonderful.
Smithia sensitiva
Small Herb for ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 271112 : AK-2: Some Smithia?
Is it the same Smithia sensitiva posted yesterday?
Kindly confirm id. Smithia sensitiva , Fabaceae 🙂
SGNP, Sep 2014 :: Requesting ID of this (Smithia)? :: ARKSEP-31 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2).
Requesting to please ID this plant captured en route to Kanheri Caves, SGNP in Sep 2014.
Is it Smithis sensitiva? Yes it is Smithia sensitiva Aiton
Fabaceae Fortnight: Smithia sensitiva:: Kanheri caves:: NAOCT3 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
Photographed on 11th of October on 2015
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia sensitiva :: Thane :: DVOCT114 : 1 post by 1 author. 11 images.
Smithia sensitiva Aiton
at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on October 18, 2008
along Ghodbunder Road on September 13, 2008
at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on September 12, 2009
at BNHS – CEC on September 9, 2007
at off Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh on August 23, 2008
   Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Smithia sensitiva from Bangalore-GSOCT70/75 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Smithia sensitiva Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 496. 1789
Ascending annual herb with membranous stipules; leaves pinnate, with up to 10 pairs of leaflets, sensitive to touch, up to 3 cm long, with long hairs, spine-tipped; flowers yellow in axillary racemes; bracteoles adnate to calyx, ovate; calyx 5-8 mm long, setose; corolla slightly longer than calyx; fruit a loment, papillate, with 4-6 joints
Photographed from Bangalore in September, 2015
Herb for Id | 02July11AR01:
The flower and leaflet structure of the plant draw close to Smithia sensitiva, Fabaceae. Date/Time-07 Nov 2010
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Chandagal Village, Mysore dist. Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-, Wild
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-Herb Height/Length-approx – 1.5 ft, 1-1.43 feet, hairy stem Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Shape -Leaflet– 7 to 15pairs, 1.5cms, margin smooth, Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-1-1.5cms, Yellow, If its carpeting the floor its most likely Smithia sensitiva… and not sesbania which are mostly erect bush or herb or tree…. and seedpods asre different anatomically….
did you see seedpods? photoged?
As there are many species in Smithia its difficult to id with some photos, but surely some Smithia sp. (may be S. sensitiva i guess), not Sesbania or Aeschynomene (they are erect herbs or undershrubs) S. sensitiva of Leguminosae would be the most probable choice. . Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Smithia sensitiva in northern Western Ghats:
Smithia sensitiva Aiton SMITH-ee-uh — named for Sir James Edward Smith, British botanist and physician
sen-si-TEE-vuh — sensitive Oct 18, 2008 … at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
commonly known as: sensitive smithia • Bengali: nalakashina • Hindi: ओदाबिरनी odabirni • Konkani: कावडा kawda, कायळो kayalo • Marathi: लाजाळू कवला lajalu kavala Native to: China, Japan, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, tropical Australia some views: Sep 12, 2009 … at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra Aug 23, 2008 … along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra     
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Week_Smithia sensitiva_ 091111PD01 Flora of Orissa:
Name of the species: Smithia sensitiva Family: Fabaceae
Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild, in rice fields and grasslands
Altitude: 100 to 200 m above msl Thanks for showing this Smithia sensitiva Leaflets 3-10 pairs. Slender plant. Flowers in short racemes.
   Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Smithia sensitiva Aiton from Assam KD 07 OCT15 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Attached images may be Smithia sensitiva Aiton. Pl. validate I think this may be Smithia conferta Sm. as per images under
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia conferta :: n Western Ghats :: DVOCT110 Smithia sensitiva
Unknown Fabaceae sp. from Assam : Attachments (5). 5 posts by 4 authors.
Attached images are unknown Fabaceae species. Please ID the species.
Date :06.11.2013
Location:Kamrup district
Family : Fabaceae
Genus & species : Unknown
Habitat: Grows wild
Habit : Herb Any Smithia sp.? It could be Smithia sensitiva I think this may be Smithia conferta Sm. as per images under
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia conferta :: n Western Ghats :: DVOCT110
Smithia sensitiva : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
Smithia sensitiva
Uran, Maharashtra
third week of September 2018
5 pictures from the plateau from Chiplun to Ganpatipule – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Peth Kothaligad, September 2021 :: Fabaceae 3 for ID :: ARK2022-003: 5 images. This was clicked at Peth Kothaligad hill fort near Karjat, MH in September 2021.
Could this be Smithia sensitiva?
Requested to please ID. Smithia sensitiva Aiton . References:
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