Ceylon Gentian
Gentiana quadrifaria var. zeylanica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- September-November
How to identify Ceylon Gentian
Identify Ceylon Gentian by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Four-parted flowers.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ceylon Gentian.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gentiana quadrifaria var. zeylanica
- Genus
- Gentiana
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, China
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Gentianaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ceylon Gentian itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ceylon Gentian
Ceylon Gentian (Gentiana quadrifaria var. zeylanica) belongs to the Gentianaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to November.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Ceylon Gentian belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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