*Swertia raveendrae* Shahina & Nampy [image: Swertia raveendrae Shahina & Nampy] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/89462067>
*SWER-tee-uh* -- named for Emanual Sweert, Dutch botanist, artist and author ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Swertia> ¿ *ruh-WIN-dray* ? ... named in honour of Prof. K. Raveendrakumar (former Head, Department of Botany, Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Wadakanchery) ... Phytotaxa 195(1): 44 (2015) <https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/issue/view/phytotaxa.195.1> *commonly known as*: Kanara blue swertia • *Kannada*: ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು ಕಿರಾತ kaaphinaadu kiraatha *botanical names*: *Swertia raveendrae* Shahina & Nampy ... *synonyms*: no known synonyms ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 11 October 2024 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *Kanara blue swertia* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kanara%20Blue%20Swertia.html>, retrieved October 11, 2024 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು ಕಿರಾತ kaaphinaadu kiraatha* - name coined, for want of name; ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು kaaphinaadu = another name for Chikmagalur (in Karnataka), place where this species was first discovered; ಕಿರಾತ kiraatha = a name given to *Swertia chirayita* (Roxb.) H.Karst. - ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು kaaphinaadu literally means land of coffee; this was the place where first coffee crop was grown in India ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka; endemic - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 18:46 11-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:53 11-10-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/swertia-raveendrae-shahina-nampy.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3v400cEhZncNQbCovcaxpyEEw_dKgCkWPZD%3DvuiMeZjA%40mail.gmail.com.
