Smithia

Smithia
Smithia conferta in Goa, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae[1][2]
Genus: Smithia
Aiton
Species

See text.

Smithia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic Dalbergia clade of the Dalbergieae.[1][2]

Species

Smithia comprises the following species:[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Lavin M, Pennington RT, Klitgaard BB, Sprent JI, de Lima HC, Gasson PE (2001). "The dalbergioid legumes (Fabaceae): delimitation of a pantropical monophyletic clade". Am J Bot. 88 (3): 503–33. doi:10.2307/2657116. PMID 11250829.
  2. 1 2 Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowskie MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Smithia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Smithia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 7 February 2014.


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