title: Smithsonia
text: # Smithsonia
  
  Smithsonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to southern India.
  
  * Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - Kanara
  * Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha - southern India
  * Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - southern India
  