Did the plant have quadrangular stem and ovate decussate sessile nerved leaves? They don't appear in pictures. Regards, On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:01:41 PM UTC+5:30, Muthu Karthick, N wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>>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] <javascript:>> >> Date: 1 December 2012 14:31 >> Subject: [efloraofindia:139518] Nilgiris: Plant for identification >> 011212MK03 >> To: efloraofindia <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> >> >> 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 >
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