''Smithia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s in the

legume A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock fo ...

family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

, and was recently assigned to the informal

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''Dalbergia'' clade of the

Dalbergieae The tribe Dalbergieae is an early-branching clade within the flowering plant subfamily Faboideae (or Papilionaceae). Within that subfamily, it belongs to an unranked clade called the dalbergioids. It was recently revised to include many gener ...

Species

''Smithia'' comprises the following species: * '' Smithia abyssinica'' (A. Rich.) Verdc. * ''

Smithia agharkarii ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' Hemadri * ''

Smithia bigemina ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' Dalzell * ''

Smithia blanda ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' Wall. * ''

Smithia capitata ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' Dalzell * '' Smithia ciliata'' Royle * '' Smithia conferta'' Sm. * ''

Smithia elliotii ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' Baker f. * '' Smithia erubescens'' (E. Mey.) Baker f. * ''

Smithia eylesii ''Smithia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade of the Dalbergieae. Species ''Smithia'' comprises the ...

'' S. Moore * '' Smithia finetii'' Gagnep. * '' Smithia gracilis'' Benth. * '' Smithia grandis'' Baker * '' Smithia hirsuta'' Dalzell * '' Smithia laxiflora'' Wight & Arn. * '' Smithia oligantha'' Blatt. * '' Smithia purpurea'' Hook. * '' Smithia pycnantha'' Baker * '' Smithia salsuginea'' Hance * '' Smithia sensitiva'' Aiton * '' Smithia setulosa'' Dalzell * '' Smithia venkobarowii'' Gamble

References

* * Dalbergieae Fabaceae genera Taxa named by William Aiton {{Dalbergieae-stub