Wow, too good a photograph Dinesh. Thanks for sharing. Regards Prashant On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
> 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 >
