Gentianaceae FAMILY

Swertia paniculata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swertia paniculata is an annual plant with erect, much-branched stems; it can grow 80 - 120cm tall[ 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. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions from Pakistan through India and Nepal to northern Myanmar

HabitatScrub slopes, forests; at elevations from 2,800 - 3,300 metres[ 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. ].