''Smithia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

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 f ...

family,

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

. 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 wide ...

, and was recently assigned to the informal

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

''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 genera ...

Species

''Smithia'' comprises the following species: * '' Smithia abyssinica'' (A. Rich.) Verdc. * '' Smithia agharkarii'' Hemadri * '' Smithia bigemina'' Dalzell * '' Smithia blanda'' Wall. * '' Smithia capitata'' Dalzell * ''

Smithia ciliata ''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 ...

'' Royle * ''

Smithia conferta ''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 The tribe Dalbergieae is an earl ...

'' Sm. * '' Smithia elliotii'' Baker f. * '' Smithia erubescens'' (E. Mey.) Baker f. * '' Smithia eylesii'' S. Moore * ''

Smithia finetii ''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 ...

'' Gagnep. * '' Smithia gracilis'' Benth. * ''

Smithia grandis ''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 * ''

Smithia hirsuta ''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 laxiflora ''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 ...

'' Wight & Arn. * ''

Smithia oligantha ''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 ...

'' Blatt. * '' Smithia purpurea'' Hook. * ''

Smithia pycnantha ''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 * ''

Smithia salsuginea ''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 ...

'' Hance * ''

Smithia sensitiva ''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 fo ...

'' Aiton * ''

Smithia setulosa ''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 venkobarowii ''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 ...

'' Gamble

References

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