Dear Gurcharan Singh ji, You had shown us so many beautiful Swertia sp. Thanks a lot. Excellent collection of Swertia. Regards Prashant
On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > *Swertia cordata* (G.Don) Clarke in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 4:123. 1883 > syn: *Ophelia* *cordata* G. Don > > Annual herb up to 80 cm tall, 4-angled; leaves sessile, ovate-cordate, > 2-3.5 cm long; inflorescence paniculate; flowers 5-merous; calyx lobes > ovate, 5-8 mm long; corolla bluish-white with purple veins, lobes 5-8 mm > long, ovate, acute, gland yellowish one perlobe, naked; filaments 4-5 mm > long; capsule 6-8 mm long. > > Another very common species in Chakrata area, photographed from Deovan and > Budher caves area. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
