Pan India Bouquets

Swertia ciliata (G. Don) Burtt

Family : Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
Synonym(s) : Ophelia ciliata D.Don; Ophelia purpurascens D.Don; Ophelia purpurascens var. ciliata (D.Don) D.Don; Ophelia teres D.Don; Swertia pedicellata Banerji; Swertia purpurea Royle; Swertia teres (D.Don) J.Shah
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Swertia purpurascens (D.Don) C.B.Clarke
Common name : Ciliated Swertia
Vernacular name : Kalo Chiraito (Nepali)
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : Beside streams, hillsides, open grassy places; 2800 - 4000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Calyx lobes 2.5-4mm; filaments forming short tube at base
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Himalaya ans South-West Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 178; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 623-624
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Swertia ciliata. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.

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