✿Gentianaceae · Centaurium
Barik Chirayata / Lesser Centaury
Centaurium meyeri
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Centaurium meyeri
- Genus
- Centaurium
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
Leaf characters
Typical of the Gentianaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Purple/violetrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Barik Chirayata itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- ઝીણકું કરિયાતું jhinku kariyatu
- Hindi
- बारीक चिरायता barik chirayata, खेत चिरायता khet chirayata
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಕೆಂಪು ಜೀರಿಗೆ kaadu kempu jeerige
- Marathi
- लुंटक luntak
- Odia
- ଘୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ghumna
About Barik Chirayata
Lesser Centaury (Centaurium meyeri) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Barik Chirayata belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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