Going by the above details, I will go for S.blanda. On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 17:41, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Comparing the descriptions of both from IBP: > > Smithia blanda <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/259473> > > Smithia venkobarowii <https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263394> > > Tall, much branched sub-shrubs, > * lower stem prostrate; stem, petioles, rachis, leaf margins and midrib > below long-bristly. Leaflets 4-5 pairs,* 1-2 x 0.5-0.8 cm, *elliptic > lanceolate,* obtuse at apex with mucronate tip, ciliate on margins; > > *rachis ending in a subulate bristle. Racemes corymbose, axillary and > terminal; *bracts lanceolate, 0.5-0.7 cm. > > Calyx 0.5 cm long, *2-lipped, upper large,* *emarginate, *lower 3-lobed, > *ciliate > on margins.* Petals yellow, 1-1.3 cm long, wing petal with transverse > scaly foldings. Pods 4-5 jointed folded and enclosed in the accrescent > calyx. > > From Flora of China > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242349533>: > Shrublets, 40-60 cm tall. Stems densely golden setose. Stipules > lanceolate, villous. Leaves 4-10-foliolate; petiolules less than 1 mm; > leaflet blades oblong to obovate-lanceolate, 6-12 × 2.5-3 mm, papery, > midvein setose, base oblique, margin setose, apex obtuse to rounded and > with a spine like mucro. Inflorescences axillary, scorpioid cymes, with > flowers usually clustered at apical part; peduncle 1.5-4 cm, setose; bracts > ovate-orbicular. Flowers ca. 1 cm. Pedicel 1-3 mm; bracteoles suborbicular, > 2.5-3.5 mm, membranous. Corolla yellow; standard orbicular, with short > claw, base acuminate, apex cuneate to slightly emarginate; wings smaller > than standard, with an auricle; keels ± as long as wings, with an auricle. > Stamens diadelphous. Ovary with trichomes; style filiform; stigma > terminal. Legume a plicate loment, 2.5-3 mm wide, shortly stipitate, > divided into 5 or 6 articles; articles with reticulate veins. Seeds not > seen. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct. > > Erect subshrubs, to 70 cm high; *stem white, yellowish villous.* > > *Leaflets 2-4 pairs,* 2-2.5 x 0.5 cm, *oblong,* obtuse, mucronate, *glaucous > beneath,* glabrous, rachis hairy; stipules 12 mm long, 2-lobed at base; > glabrous. > > *Racemes 2 cm across; congested; *bracts deciduous; bracteoles 3 x 1.5 > mm, obovate, bristled. Flowers few; > Calyx 7 mm long,* lips similar, obtuse,* *sparsely ciliate; *standard 1 > cm across, yellow. Joints of pods 3 x 2.5 mm, orbicular, strongly > reticulate, smooth, 5-7 together. > > On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 at 16:38, Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ok, thanks dear Garg ji, and All Members, with kind regards, Sam. >> >> On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, 3:01 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> To further confirm, we have to find out the difference between *Smithia >>> venkobrowii* and *S.blanda* or detailed description of both. >>> >>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 22:52, Sam Kuzhalanattu < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know dear Garg ji, >>>> kind regards, Sam. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, 9:49 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> To me appears close to images at Smithia blanda >>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/30/smithia-racemosa/> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 21:38, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> *Location:*near Vannappuram Thodupuzha Idukki Dist. Kerala INDIA, >>>>>> recently - from Sam ji in another post. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> With regards, >>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFDoW613dFOFT2TbTM9KTEyHrxhpEt0kkfz2io3sThaz1g%40mail.gmail.com.
