Swertia minor
Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl., Botanisches Centralblatt 40: 394. 1894. (syn. Ophelia minor Griseb., Pleurogyna minor (Griseb.) Benth.)
. lo-ma-to-GO-nee-um — Greek: lomato (fringed); gonium (angle, edge) … Dave’s Botanary MY-nus — smaller, lesser … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: lesser swertia • Gujarati: નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu • Hindi: छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu • Marathi: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat • Tamil: சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot. . Low herb; stem subterete, faintly winged. Leaves ovate, rarely obovate, 0.6-1.8 x 0.3-1.2 cm, estipulate, 3-ribbed, stem-clasping, midrib faintly winged below, base obtuse, apex acute. Cymes to 2 cm, to 3-flowered; peduncles to 1.5 cm. Calyx-lobes 4, elliptic, 5 x 2 mm, glabrous, apiculate. Corolla rose; tube 1 mm; lobes 4, elliptic-oblong, 0.6 x 0.2 cm, twisted; nectaries 2 per lobe, basal, oblong, 3 mm wide. Stamens 4; filaments narrowly winged. Ovary 1-celled; ovules numerous, on parietal placentae; stigma sessile, 2-lobed. Flowering and fruiting: August-September
Wet areas in grasslands
Southern Western Ghats (Endemic) .
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Swertia minor at Prabalgad and Kulang Fort:
Sharing few photographs of Swertia minor from Prabalgad and Kulang Fort. Family: Gentianaceae. Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: Swertia minor at Panchagani: Aug 26, 2010 … at Tableland, Panchagani, Maharashtra
commonly known as: lesser swertia • Kannada: ಕಿರಾತ ತಿಕ್ತ kiraatha thiktha • Marathi: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat ¿ Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) ? References: Flowers of India • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar more views: Aug 26, 2010 … at Tableland, Panchagani, Maharashtra … more views on flickr. Kas week: Swertia sp.1 SMP:
Validate Please Could this be Swertia minor?? Agree with … This is Swertia minor. Gentinaceae week: Swertia minor : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae :: Swertia minor at Prabalgad and Kulang Fort::PKA9 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5).
Swertia minor from Prabalgad and Kulang Fort. So nice.
FAMILY OF THE WEEK : GENTIANACEAE – indiantreepix | Google Groups . Kannada name for Swertia minor: I understand that the name is one word “Kiratatikta’ in kannada.
While writing in kannada you may join the two words (ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ), it makes up. Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Swertia minor :: ARK2019-90 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
This was seen by on a small plateau by the roadside near Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019.
This is Swertia minor.
. Names of Plants in India :: Swertia minor: via Species > S > Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl.
SWER-tee-uh — named for Emanual Sweert, Dutch botanist, artist and author Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald lo-ma-to-GO-nee-um — Greek: lomato (fringed); gonium (angle, edge) … Dave’s Botanary
MY-nus — smaller, lesser … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: lesser swertia • Gujarati: નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu • Hindi: छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu • Marathi: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat • Tamil: சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu botanical names: Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald … homotypic synonyms: Ophelia minor Griseb. • Pleurogyne minor (Griseb.) Nairne • Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. … POWO, retrieved 12 October 2024 Bibliography / etymology
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written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
lesser swertia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
!*Chattishgarh, Gujarat, !*Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 13:40 12-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:17 12-10-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/lomatogonium-minus-griseb-fernald.html both Malayalam and English spellings are correct . References:
Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India (syn. Ophelia minor, Pleurogyna minor) Tropicos India Biodiversity Portal (Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. syn. Ophelia minor, Pleurogyna minor) Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (2006- Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. syn. Ophelia minor Griseb., Pleurogyna minor (Griseb.) Benth.) |