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Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves narrowly ovate to linear-oblong, 1.5-4 cm long; inf. paniculate; flowers pentamerous; calyx lobes narrowly ovate, 4-9 mm long; corolla bluish-white or greenish-yellow with purple band and spots above the gland, lobes ovate; gland single per lobe; filaments dilated in middle or gradually dilated towards base; capsule 6-10 mm long.
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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Gentianaceae-Swertia paniculata Wall. from Chakrata:
Swertia paniculata Wall., Pl. As. Rar. 3: t. 205. 1832. Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves narrowly ovate to linear-oblong, 1.5-4 cm long; inf. paniculate; flowers pentamerous; calyx lobes narrowly ovate, 4-9 mm long; corolla bluish-white or greenish-yellow with purple band and spots above the gland, lobes ovate; gland single per lobe; filaments dilated in middle or gradually dilated towards base; capsule 6-10 mm long.
Very common in Chakrata area, photographed from Budher caves road, Deovan road and Mussoorie Chakrata road in September


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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Swertia from Chakrata Sept. 2011:
This was among one of the finds of our Chakrata trip of September 2011..hope to get the specific id…


Swertia paniculata, pl see my post


 


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Swertia paniculata from way to Chadvic falls Shimla

 


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Swertia paniculata Wall., Pl. As. Rar. 3: t. 205. 1832. 
Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves narrowly ovate to linear-oblong, 1.5-4 cm long; inf. paniculate; flowers pentamerous; calyx lobes narrowly ovate, 4-9 mm long; corolla bluish-white or greenish-yellow with purple band and spots above the gland, lobes ovate; gland single per lobe; filaments dilated in middle or gradually dilated towards base; capsule 6-10 mm long.
Very common in Chakrata area, photographed from Budher caves road, Deovan road and Mussoorie Chakrata road in September

Thanks for this upload Sir, not only in Chakrata, perhaps this is the commonest Swertia in western Himalayas..


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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight:: Swertia paniculata from Mussoorie:: NS 08 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).
This Gentian was recorded from various places in Western Himalayas namely Chakrata, Mussoorie, Manali as well as Gori Valley..
Present pics are being shared from near Mussoorie…
Swertia paniculata


Another very well illustrated upload.



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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Fortnight: Swertia paniculata from Himachal : GSG-21 : 3 posts by 3 authors.
Swertia paniculata from Himachal.


Another very good upload …



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Swertia paniculata — en-route Rolla – GHNP – PKA82 : 3 posts by  authors. Attachments (5).

Seen this Swertia sp. en-route Rolla at GHNP at an altitude of approx. 2000m.
Bot. name: Swertia paniculata
Family: Gentianaceae


Swertia paniculata


Very nice, …



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ANDEC62 Swertia paniculata : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3).
Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
November 2014


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SK 2331 20 December 2019 : 11 posts by 2 authors. 8 images- 5 to 7 mb each.
Location: Nagarkot, Bhaktapur
Date: 24 October 2019
Elevation: 2039m.
Habitat: Wild
Swertia ciliata (G.Don) B.L.Burtt ??

I think more closer to images at Swertia paniculata Wall. rather than those at Swertia ciliata (D. Don ex G. Don) B.L. Burtt

Yes …! Nepali Names : तिते Tite / चिराइतो Chiraaito.


 

 

 


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