Names of Plants in India: Smithia setulosa Dalzell

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
set-yoo-LO-sa -- having little bristles ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bristly smithia • Gujarati: મોટું કાવળે motu kavale • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹುರುಳಿ dodda huruli • Konkani: मोठा कवला motha kavla • Malayalam: വലിയ മുതിര valiya muthira • Marathi: मोठा कवला motha kawla

botanical names: Smithia setulosa Dalzell ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana setulosa (Dalzell) Kuntze ... POWO, retrieved 01 September 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

bristly smithia

for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 01, 2024

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

મોટું કાવળે motu kavale

name coined, for want of name; મોટું motu = big, large; કાવળે kavale = name given to Smithia sensitiva ... named for the plant's morphological similarity to Smithia sensitiva, and comparatively being larger

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹುರುಳಿ dodda huruli

name coined, for want of name; ದೊಡ್ಡ dodda = big, of larger size; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... the plant used as forage for animals

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

मोठा कवला motha kavla

name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വലിയ മുതിര valiya muthira

name coined, for want of name; വലിയ valiya = big, of larger size; മുതിര muthira = name given to horse gram ... the whole plant used by animals as forage

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

मोठा कवला motha kawla

Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

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

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Tamil Nadu; endemic

Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
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: 01 September 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 01/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 09:40 01-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:41 01-09-2024 ~~~~~