Many thanks Arunji and Sureshji, This plant can be confirmed as *Swertia corymbosa* (Griseb.) Wight ex C.B. Clarke of Gentianaceae. The main reason being presence of a single nectary at the base of each petal along with sessile leaves. Still this has two varieties, I do not know which one.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 3:48 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please. > > Some earlier relevant feedback: > > "Could it be Swertia species?" from N Arun Kumar. > > "it *looks like Swertia corymbosa*" from Suresh ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > Date: 1 December 2012 14:31 > Subject: [efloraofindia:139518] Nilgiris: Plant for identification > 011212MK03 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > > Please help me in identification of this herb found among the grasslands > of high altitude Nilgiris. Is this any Gentianaceae? > > Leaf: 3 cm long: > Flower: 1 cm across > > Date: 24 Oct 2012 > Place: Mukruthi NP, Nilgiris, TN > Alt.: 3565 m asl > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > -- > > > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2015 members & > 1,39,500 messages on 30/11/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org --
