✿Gentianaceae · Gentiana
Chara Ko Khutta / Purple Stalked Gentian
Gentiana pedicellata
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gentiana pedicellata
- Genus
- Gentiana
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are lance-shaped, 5–20 mm long;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chara Ko Khutta itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded“It grows to a maximum height of 8 cm (3.1 in) and bears small blue flowers at the end of lateral branches in January-June, in Indian climatic conditions.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chara Ko Khutta itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- चरा को खुत्ता Chara ko khutta
About Chara Ko Khutta
Purple Stalked Gentian (Gentiana pedicellata) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and 9 other states.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Chara Ko Khutta belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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