Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce, Fl. Berkshire 342. 1898 (“1897”) (Syn: (≡) Gentiana pulchella Sw. (basionym)) as per GRIN; . Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer (syn: Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce; Centaurium roxburghii (G.Don) Druce; Erythraea meyeri Bunge) as per Flora of Pakistan; . Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 613 1917. (Syn: Centaurium centaurioides (Roxb.) Babu; Centaurium centaurioides (Roxb.) S.R.Rao & Hemadri; Centaurium roxburghii (D.Don) Druce; Erythraea meyeri Bunge; Erythraea roxburghii G.Don) as per Indian Gentianaceae: A Check-list By Sunita Garg; . sen-TAR-ee-um — referring to the Centaur Chiron who discovered the medicinal uses of the plant that came to be known as Centaury … Dave’s Botanary MY-er-eye — named for Karl Antonovich von Meyer, German, Russified botanist and explorer … Dave’s Botanary • Wikipedia . commonly known as: field centaury, pink centaury • Hindi: बारीक चिरायता barik chirayata, खेत चिरायता khet chirayata • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕೆಂಪು ಜೀರಿಗೆ kaadu kempu jeerige • Marathi: लुंटक luntak • Oriya: ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ghumna . Distribution: c & e Europe, Egypt, Turkey, Mediterranean, Iran, Pakistan, India, c Asia . As per efi thread: Due to confusion and different and conflicting keys between different sources (Flora of Pakistan, Flora of China, efi thread, POWO1, POWO 2, POWO 3), I am keeping all our posts at Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce and Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer under Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce only, till there is more clarity in the matter. .
Centaurium pulchellum from Morni, Haryana: Usually a small annual herb with branches mostly from base or middle; leaves ellptic lanceolate up to 2.5 cm long, up to 1 cm broad, entire; flowers in dichasial cymes, pink; calyx tubular; corolla tubular, tube longer than lobes, lobes ovate-lanceolate obtuse; capsule oblong, included in the calyx. A plant of mostly moist meadows. Photographed from Chandrawal Resort, Morni, Haryana on April 9, 2011.
Yet another small herb found in the same uncultivated land. Species : UNKNOWN Habit & Habitat : small wild herb bearing very small pink flower, about one foot, uncultivated land Date : 17-04-12, 9.20 a.m. Place : Hooghly, WB Talinum fruticosum http://www.weblio.jp/content/Talinum+fruticosum http://www.flowersofindia.CeylonSpinach.html It doesn’t look like Talinum fruticosum. This might be a plant that belong to the family Gentianaceae This can be Centaurium pulchellum I think… My images very well match with those of available at –
This one is Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Krause, Sturm. Fl. Deutsch 10: 14, 1903 An erect, small, glabrous, leafy herb. Leaves sessile, decussate, ascending, short-pointed, oblong. Flowers rosy, sometimes dull-white, in axillary and terminal clusters. Calyx tubular, sepals 5, lanceolate or linear. Petals 5, spreading, tube very short. Stamens 5, near the mouth of the corolla-tube. Capsule oblong, as long as or longer than the calyx, many-seeded. Seeds black. Was shot from Yamuna river bank Panipat Distrit (Haryana), in April 2012 Yes … I also have from Morni trip
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae-Centaurium pulchellum from Morni hills: Syn: Erythraea ramosissima (Vill.) Pers.; Gentiana pulchella Sw. Small annual herb, branched from base with several stems; basal leaves lanceolate or elliptic, acute; cauline leaves elliptic-lanceolate, up to 25 mm long, acute to acuminate, entire; flowers pink, 8-14 mm long, many in biparous cymes; pedicel 2-3 mm long; calyx tubular with linear 5-8 mm long lobes; corolla tubular, tubue 6-10 mm long, lobes ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 mm long; capsule oblong, hidden in calyx. Photographed from Morni hills
I have only one plant for this month’s family week…. :‘-(Species : Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce Habit & Habitat : small herb in uncultivated land Date : 17/3/12, 9.24 A.M. Place : Gobra (Hooghly) ID help :
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae-Centaurium pulchellum from Morni hills-GSJUL04: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce, Fl. Berks. 342. 1897. Syn: Erythraea ramosissima (Vill.) Pers.; Gentiana pulchella Sw. Small annual herb, branched from base with several stems; basal leaves lanceolate or elliptic, acute; cauline leaves elliptic-lanceolate, up to 25 mm long, acute to acuminate, entire; flowers pink, 8-14 mm long, many in biparous cymes; pedicel 2-3 mm long; calyx tubular with linear 5-8 mm long lobes; corolla tubular, tubue 6-10 mm long, lobes ovate-lanceolate, 4-6 mm long; capsule oblong, hidden in calyx. Photographed from Morni hills . Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight:: Centaurium pulchellum from Panipat:: NS 21 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4). This herb with lovely pink flowers was recoded from yamuna river bank in Panipat.. Centaurium pulchellum…. Yes … Very good photographs. This species probably have variation in colour of flowers from almost white to pink. Common here also but produce lightest pink flowers here in Pantnagar.
Plant Id Kashmir : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1) Not Caryophyllaceae! I thought Centaurium pulchellum. Yes, should be C. pulchellum.. . Request for id of a herb: 2 images. Centaurium pulchellum I concur with … Perfect ID ! .
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae :: :Centaurium meyeri at Telbaila: This herb was photographed at Village “Telbailla”, Lonavala region, Maharashtra. Common name: Luntak Scientific name: Centaurium meyeri (Erythrea Roxburghii) Family: Gentianaceae. Annul herb, 5 –20cm high. Leaves opposite and seesile. Flower pink, star shaped Common in moist grasslands and fields.
DV :: 14JAN12 – 0410 :: ¿ Polygala ? at Ratanwadi: … ID please. Place: at Ratanwadi (~2475 ft asl), near Bhandardara, Maharashtra … on map I think this is Centaurium meyeri (Family: Gentianaceae). Oh what happiness ! Many many thanks … salutes !
ID280111phk2: – This could be Centaurium centauroides (= Erythraea roxburghii). FoI includes these names (flowers are pink here) as synonyms to C. meyeri (= E.meyeri), whose flowers are said to be ‘invariably white’ (Ref. FBI). – Yes the flowers seem clearly pedicellate. This should be Centaurium centauroides (= Erythraea roxburghii) as suggested by .. . Location of Halenia perrottetii, Hoppea dichotoma and Centaurium centaurioides: I have seen Hoppea on wet rock faces growing as a tiny herb within small vegetation clumps along with Utricularia and other tiny sedges. Centaurium is more of a marshy habitat plant, rice fields left unattended after harvest should be a good place to look for this plant.
Names of Plants in India :: Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce : 6 posts by 4 authors.
Oasis after a long drought. This herb is known as ઝીણકું કરિયાતું [Jhinku Kariyatu] in Gujarati. Thank you very much … this is a super help. Will incorporate the Gujarati name and the Marathi variant into my notes soon. sen-TAR-ee-um — referring to the Centaur Chiron … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: field centaury, pink centaury • Gujarati: ઝીણકું કરિયાતું jhinku kariyatu • Hindi: बारीक चिरायता barik chirayata, खेत चिरायता khet chirayata • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕೆಂಪು ಜೀರಿಗೆ kaadu kempu jeerige • Malayalam: തീപ്പെരുപ്പൻ പുല്ല് theepperuppan pullu • Marathi: लहान किरायत lahan kirayat, लुंटक luntak • Odia: ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ghumna, ପିତା ଶାଗ pita saga botanical names:
Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ field centaury, pink centaury ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ ઝીણકું કરિયાતું jhinku kariyatu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ बारीक चिरायता barik chirayata, खेत चिरायता khet chirayata
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ ಕಾಡು ಕೆಂಪು ಜೀರಿಗೆ kaadu kempu jeerige
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ തീപ്പെരുപ്പൻ പുല്ല് theepperuppan pullu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ लहान किरायत lahan kirayat
लुंटक luntak
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ghumna, ପିତା ଶାଗ pita saga
~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/01/centaurium-pulchellum-var-meyeri-bunge.html . QUERY :: Erythraea roxburghii // Centaurium meyeri : 3 posts by 2 authors. Please help me know about species of Centaurium distributed in northern Western Ghats. Referring … Indian Gentianaceae – A Checklist by Sunita Garg Thanks, …, for digging up. I have restructured efi page accordingly. Pl. have a look at Centaurium meyeri, Centaurium pulchellum & Centaurium & sends your comments, if any.
Thanks … for another niceupload. I think you mean to say it as Centaurium meyeri (efi page). Pl. confirm. Both Tropicos and TPL use the spelling: Centaurium mairei Zeltner. An another record of Tropicos says C. pulchellum var. meyeri is the accepted name.
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae :: :Centaurium meyeri at Telbaila:: PKA2 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3). This herb was photographed at Village “Telbailla”, Lonavala region, Maharashtra. Common name: Luntak Bot. name: Centaurium meyeri (Erythrea Roxburghi) Family: Gentianaceae. Annul herb, 5 –20cm high. Leaves opposite and seesile.Flower pink, star shaped Common in moist grasslands and fields.
Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Name of species- Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce Thanks, …, for the beautiful posting. beautiful. known in herbal world as miniature quinine, quinine weed is in danger in Europe. I think its also in danger in India, but not sure of when was the survey done last. regardless I hope these survive the climate change and human intrusion
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Gentianaceae : Centaurium sp:??: from Murbad: PKA24: Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors. Seen this small herb in a field. Looks like some Centaurium sp. (Family: Gentianaceae). Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce? http://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/43790.html Centaurium – some species in India & eFI with some keys This must be Centaurium meyeri.
Seen this small herb in a field. Looks like some Centaurium sp. (Family: Gentianaceae). desert gentian? ps although I dont know if there is a desert in maharashtra? Appear as C.pulchellum! it is Centaurium sps. I think close to images at Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer as per keys herein.
Centarium pulchellum var. meyeri—-for sharing and validation : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
at my place in a paddy field 6 february 2013 Yes, a tiny beauty..   
Fwd: Tiny herb for identification : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors. This could be a species of Centaurium Yes, I agree with … May be Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer as per images & keys herein. Small herb seen at a Dhavalya village near Pholadpur (Maharashtra). Chironia gratissima ? This is Centaurium meyeri from Gentianaceae.
Requesting ID for this Canscora sp. seen in a dry paddy field at Dhavale Village, (At the base of Mahabaleshwar) Maharashtra. Why not Canscora diffusa. There are of course lot of confusions due to several closely related species. Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce ? [earlier … Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce] It is Cantaurium certainly not Canscora Centaurium meyeri as per another thread .
Centaurium mayeri – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Tiny Herb for Id : Nasik : 04JAN21 : AK-01: 2 images. Centaurium centurioides, Gentianaceae, . Centaurium pulchellum, Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri, Centaurium centaurioides: Thanks Sir, I fully agree with your logical resolution. . Centaurium centaurioides (Roxb.) S.R.Rao & Hemadri: 1 image. Superb presentation … I liked the way you presented the plant with all the details. In my view one can emulate your method of presentation. Due to confusion and different and conflicting keys between different sources (Flora of Pakistan, Flora of China, efi thread, POWO1, POWO 2, POWO 3), I am keeping all our posts at Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce and Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer under Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce only, till there is more clarity in the matter. . Centaurium centaurioides (Roxb.) S.R.Rao & Hemadri Shirgaon, Palghar :: Feb 26, 2023 · 2:26 PM IST :: about 14 m (46 ft) asl Many thanks to Shiwalee Samant, Radha Veach and Bharat Godambe for validating the ID at iNaturalist . Plant ID: 2 high res. images. Please check Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce Yes! Centaurium pulchellum! .
Seems to Canscora sp. But check Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce ! Is this the same as in POWO ? https://powo.science.kew.org/names: I guess the same ! Ok sir . Plant ID request: 3 high res. images. Centaurium tenuiflorum! Centaurium tenuiflorum Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce ?? Yes as per https://efloraofindia.com/2011/08/02/centaurium-pulchellum/ Centaurium tenuiflorum does not have distribution in the area as per POWO. . Centaurium centaurioides: 1 high res. image.
. References (for Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz) Druce): GRIN Flora of China (Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz) Druce) Flora of Pakistan (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce syn: Erythraea ramosissima (Vill.) Pers.; Gentiana pulchella Sw.; Gentiana ramosissima Vill.) Indian Gentianaceae: A Check-list By Sunita Garg (Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce syn: Erythraea ramosissima var. pulchella (Sw.) Griseb.; Gentiana pulchella Sw.; Centaurium ramosissima (Pers.) Druce) India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia . References (for Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer): Flora of Pakistan (Centaurium pulchellum var. meyeri (Bunge) Omer (syn: Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce; Centaurium roxburghii (G.Don) Druce; Erythraea meyeri Bunge) Tropicos Indian Gentianaceae: A Check-list By Sunita Garg Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah Centaurium meyeri (Bunge) Druce (Syn: Erythraea meyeri Bunge; Erythraea roxburghii G.Don) (Details with an illustration) CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names … By Umberto Quattrocchi (2012)- Details |
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