Pan India Bouquets

Swertia speciosa D.Don

Family : Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
Synonym(s) : Swertia rex C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Swertia speciosa D.Don
Common name : Showy Swertia
Habit : Perennial herb
Habitat : In peaty meadows; 3353 - 4267 m. altitude
Key identification features : Panicles dense; basal leaves 5-7cm wide; corolla glands flat, not saccate
Flower, Fruit : August-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 627
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 speciosa. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.