Names of Plants in India: Smithia salsuginea Hance

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
sal-soo-GIN-ee-uh -- Latin: salsa (salt or salty); referring to brackish habitat

commonly known as: brackish smithia • Gujarati: ખારું કાવળે kharu kavale • Kannada: ಉಪ್ಪಾದ ಹುರುಳಿ uppaada huruli • Konkani: खारकवला kharkavla • Malayalam: ഉപ്പ്മുതിര uppumuthira • Marathi: खारकवला kharkawla

botanical names: Smithia salsuginea Hance ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana salsuginea (Hance) Kuntze ... heterotypic synonyms: Damapana dichotoma (Dalzell ex Baker) Kuntze • Smithia dichotoma Dalzell ex Baker ... POWO, retrieved 31 August 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

brackish smithia

for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved August 31, 2024

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ખારું કાવળે kharu kavale

name coined, for want of name; ખારું kharu = salty; કાવળે kavale = name given to Smithia sensitiva ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its morphological similarity to Smithia sensitiva

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಉಪ್ಪಾದ ಹುರುಳಿ uppaada huruli

name coined, for want of name; ಉಪ್ಪಾದ uppaada = salty; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its use just like horse gram to strengthen the cattle

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

खारकवला kharkavla

name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ഉപ്പ്മുതിര uppumuthira

Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining the name ... efloraofindia
name coined, for want of name; ഉപ്പ് uppu = salt (salty); മുതിര muthira = name given to horse gram ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its use just like horse gram to strengthen the cattle

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

खारकवला kharkawla

name coined, for want of name; खार khar = salt, salty; कवला kawla = name given to some of Smithia spp. ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu

Balan, Anoop & Nair, S V Predeep. (2017). A taxonomic revision of the genus Smithia Ait. (Fabaceae) in South India. Taiwania. 62. 175-204. 10.6165/tai.2017.62.175.
ILDIS World Database of Legumes - Version 10.38 20 July 2010 [accessed: 31 August 2024]
Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 31/08/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 15:07 31-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 10:19 02-09-2024 ~~~~~