Very nice pictures Dinesh Ji. Thanks for these pictures.
Regards, Giby On Aug 18, 3:47 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/Swer...>[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&for...> > > *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/l...> > • *Kannada*: ¿ ಕಿರಾತ > ತಿಕ್ತ<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/k...> > ? kiraatha > thiktha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/k...> > • *Marathi*: लहान चिरायत lahan > chirayat<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/l...> > > *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/k...>ಕಿರಾತ > ತಿಕ್ತ remains to be validated for its spelling (to conform to *kiraatha > thiktha*). > > Regards. > Dinesh
