Category: Swertia

Swertia petiolata D.Don in London & Edinb. Phil. J. Sc. 8: 77. 1836 (Syn: Swertia lahulensis A. Kerner; Swertia obtusipetala Gruning; Swertia petiolata var. lahulensis (A. Kerner) Clarke; Swertia species G. Don; Swertia subspeciosa Burkill) as per Flora of Pakistan;  . Local Name: Momiran, Urdu: Charita; . Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Nepal, China as per Flora […]

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 […]

Swertia densifolia (Griseb.) Kashyapa, Kew Bull. 15: 42 1961. (Syn: Ophelia densifolia Griseb.; Swertia decussata Nimmo ex C.B.Clarke) as per Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (2006); . SWER-tee-uh — named for Emanual Sweert, 16th century Dutch botanist, artist and author … Dave’s Botanary den-see-FOH-lee-a — having dense foliage … Dave’s Botanary […]

Swertia cordata (Wall. ex G. Don) C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 4(10): 123 123 1883. (Syn: Ophelia cordata Wall. ex G. Don); . Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves sessile, ovate-cordate, 2-3.5 cm long; inflorescence paniculate; flowers 5-merous; calyx lobes ovate, 5-8 mm long; corolla bluish-white with purple veins, lobes 5-8 mm […]