Smithia purpurea Hook.;
SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith commonly known as: purple smithia • Marathi: बरका barka
Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) India (N) ; Karnataka ; Maharashtra as per ILDIS;
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). The best picture of Smithia purpurea seen so far……
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week :: Smithia purpurea at Koraigad: 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
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week : Shrubs/Herbs : Smithia purpurea: Smithia purpurea 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
ID20102011PHK: Id Please 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.
Smithia purpurea Sinhagad Pune: Sharing the images of Smithia purpurea from Sinhagad Pune Nov 2011. Smithia purpurea: Smithia purpurea Hook. Wow…what a purple beauty !! Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Smithia purpurea :: Koraigad & Malshej :: DVOCT112 : 1 post by 1 author. 10 images.
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
Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight ::Purple Smithia::Kulang :: PKA-OCT-26: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
Came across this beautiful herb on the way to Kulang.
Common name: Purple Smithia, Barka, Botanical name: Smithia purpurea Family: Fabaceae Fabaceae (Faboideae)Fortnight:: Smithia purpurea:: Lonavala::PKA-OCT-82: : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
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. Names of Plants in India :: Smithia purpurea: Smithia purpurea Hook.
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[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Smit…> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Smithiapurpurea&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Smithiapurpurea&…> SMITH-ee-uh — named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith
pur-PUR-ee-uh — purple commonly known as: purple smithia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/p…>•
Marathi: बरका barka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/b…> 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. 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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