Pan India Bouquets

Swertia cordata (G. Don) C.B. Clarke

Family : Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
Synonym(s) : Ophelia cordata G.Don; Ophelia nuda Klotzsch
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Swertia cordata (G. Don) C.B. Clarke
Common name : Heart-Leaf Swertia
Vernacular name : Charaita (Hindi)
Habit : Annual herb
Habitat : On open hillsides and grassland slopes; 1700 - 4000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Stem leaves broadly ovate, bases cordate, amplexicaul; with 1 gland on each corolla lobe
Flower, Fruit : August-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : SIKKIM
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to China (West Yunnan)
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: 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 cordata. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.