Many thanks Muthu and Prashant for the appreciation. Dear friends, is this plant restricted to Western Ghats of Maharashtra and Karnataka ?
Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > wow, really lucid. beautiful capture with the insects Dineshji > > 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 >> > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
