Smithia ciliata Royle

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Smithia

Characteristics

Herbs, annual, 15-60 cm tall. Stems and branchlets slen­der, glabrous. Stipules lanceolate, ca. 8 mm, membranous, gla­brous. Leaves 10-14-foliolate; petiole 1.5-2 cm, glabrous; ra­chis 1.5-3 cm; petiolules less than 1 mm, glabrous; leaflet blades oblanceolate to linear-oblong, 6-12 × 2-4 mm, midvein and margin bristly, apex obtuse to rounded. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, scorpioid cymes, often with 12 or more flowers in cluster; peduncle 1-2 mm; bracts stipule-shaped, almost as long as calyx, margin ciliate. Bracteoles lanceolate, 4-5 mm, with trichomes. Calyx 4-8 mm, membranous, with reticulate veins, margin densely setose. Corolla yellow or white, slightly longer than calyx; standard obovate, ca. 5 mm wide; wings and keels small, straight, auriculate. Stamens diadel­phous. Ovary with a short stipe, with trichomes. Legume a pli­cate loment, shortly stipitate, divided into 6-8 articles; articles almost globose, 1-1.5 mm, densely papillate. Seeds not seen. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Oct-Nov.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Distribution

Smithia ciliata world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518643-1
WFO ID wfo-0000192478
COL ID 4XXG2
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Synonyms

Smithia ciliata Smithia japonica Smithia nagasawae Smithia cavaleriei Smithia pumila Smithia coerulescens Smithia cavaleriei Damapana japonica Damapana ciliata Damapana coerulescens Smithia ciliata var. minima