Gentianaceae FAMILY

Swertia purpurascens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swertia purpurascens is an erect annual plant growing 30 - 60cm tall. The stems are unbranched, or with branches in the top portion[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1977 Title Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar Publication Author Ghimire S.K. et al Publisher WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Year 2008 ISBN 978-99946-837-9-6 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet

HabitatRocky slopes, open spaces and clearings in broad leaved forests, open slopes, meadows; at elevations from 2,400 - 4,000 metres[ 1977 Title Non-Timber Forest Products of Nepal Himalaya - database of some important species found in the mountain protected ar Publication Author Ghimire S.K. et al Publisher WWF Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Year 2008 ISBN 978-99946-837-9-6 Description ].