Swertia

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Swertia
Swertia perennis
Swertia perennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Swertia
L.
Type species
Swertia perennis L.
Species

120-150, See text.
Synonyms

Kingdon-Wardia C. Marquand
Ophelia D. Don
Pleurogyne Eschsch. ex Griseb.
Swertopsis Makino
Synallodia Raf.
Tesseranthium Kellogg
Probable synonyms
Anagallidium Griseb.
Possible synonyms
Frasera Walter
Lomatogoniopsis T. N. Ho & S. W. Liu
Sources: GRIN, [1] ING,[2] NHM[3]

Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers.

Plants of genus Frasera are sometimes considered part of this genus, sometimes as a separate genus, and sometimes as synonymous.

[edit] Selected species

  • Swertia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
  • Swertia bimaculata (Siebold & Zucc.) C. B. Clarke
    • Swertia bimaculata (Siebold & Zucc.) Hook. f. & Thoms.
  • Swertia calcicola Kerr.
  • Swertia caroliniensis (Walter) Kuntze
  • Swertia chinensis (Griseb.) Franch.
    • Swertia diluta (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook. f.
  • Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) H. Karst.
    • Swertia chirata (Wall.) C. B. Clarke
  • Swertia ciliata (D. Don ex G. Don) B. L. Burtt.
  • Swertia coloradensis C. M. Rogers
  • Swertia dilatata C. B. Clarke
  • Swertia hookeri C. B. Clarke
  • Swertia japonica (Roem. & Schult.) Makino
  • Swertia leducii Franch.
    • Swertia mileensis T. N. Ho & W. L. Shih
  • Swertia macrosperma C. B. Clarke
  • Swertia multicaulis D. Don
  • Swertia neglecta (Kellogg) Kuntze
    • Swertia neglecta Jepson
  • Swertia nervosa (G. Don) C. B. Clarke
  • Swertia perennis L.
  • Swertia punicea Hemsl.
  • Swertia purpurascens (D. Don) A. Wall ex E. D. Clarke
  • Swertia radiata (Kellogg) Kuntze
  • Swertia striata Collett & Hemsl.
  • Swertia tibetica Batal.
  • Swertia tongluensis Burkill

Sources: [4][1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2004-09-23). Genus: Swertia (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  2. ^ Index Nominum Genericorum database (HTML). International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Smithsonian Institution (1978). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  3. ^ Linnaean Name: Swertia perennis Linnaeus (HTML). The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project. Natural History Museum. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  4. ^ Porcher, Michel H.; et al. (2004). Sorting Swertia names (HTML). Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.

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