via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. [image: Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6049228339/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Swertia.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Swertia%20minor>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Swertiaminor&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Swertiaminor&format=kml_nl> *SWER-tee-uh* -- named for Emanual Sweert, Dutch botanist, artist and author *MY-nor* -- smaller, lesser *commonly known as*: lesser swertia<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/lesser-swertia> • *Kannada*: ¿ ಕಿರಾತ ತಿಕ್ತ<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha> ? kiraatha thiktha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha> • *Marathi*: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/lahana-cirayata-lahan-chirayat> *botanical names*: *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. ... *synonyms*: *Ophelia minor* Griseb. • *Pleurogyna minor* (Griseb.) Benth. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plant in photo: at Naneghat, about 2040 ft asl, 15 AUG 11. The Kannada name <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha>ಕಿರಾತ ತಿಕ್ತ remains to be validated for its spelling (to conform to *kiraatha thiktha*). Regards. Dinesh
