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Smithia purpurea Hook.

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HIGHER TAXON: Aeschynomeneae

GENUS: Smithia Aiton

Smithia purpurea Hook. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Asia
India (N) [1914, 3108]; Karnataka [1914]; Maharashtra [3108]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [3019, 3097] ; Illustration [3097, 3762]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Source(s): 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P

  
USES:
  Food and Drink [3034]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1914.

  Sanjappa, M., 1992
    Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...

3019.

  Cooke, T., 1903
    The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay Vol.1

3034.

  Jain, S.K., 1991
    Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany

3097.

  Lakshminarasimhan, P. & Sharma, 1991
    Flora of Nasik district

3108.

  Deshpande, S. et al., 1993
    Flora of Mahabaleshwar and adjoinings, Maharashtra Vol 1

3762.

  Hooker, W.J., 1847
    Curtis' Bot. Mag. 73:t.4284. Smithia purpurea.

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