[image: ... Kas skyline]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F8035015844%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcDVdj__6tKTqSABRfvEGMun25Rew> Kas plateau ... about 4000 ft asl ... one of the 39 World Heritage sites in the Western Ghats of India ------------------------------ 28 SEP 08 * Smithia hirsuta * Dalzell ... (family: Fabaceae) *SMITH-ee-uh* -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith *her-SOO-tuh* -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dhirsuta&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdi1Do1RWy-4odyKaGkAMn7zmp0oA>
*commonly known as*: hairy smithia • *Marathi*: कवला kavala *Native of*: s and n-e India *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FHairy%2520Smithia.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfr3Dz9a3a4awOgN48yFAZgYpAoKQ>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F455135&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-yViIQFf4UO3ggve_GUQ7ae6lVQ>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar [image: Smithia hirsuta Dalzell]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2898402135%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcO2Kz1uUw__-3UDL0H5hwTNtdEeg> [image: Smithia hirsuta Dalzell]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2899278326%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfd7SkwynpGDinqKrV6mZY-2EvzUg> [image: Smithia hirsuta Dalzell]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2899216094%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcAeRg_Gdt69fDvrMkoYicTgPU1oQ> Regards. Dinesh --
