Swertia corymbosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify Swertia corymbosa
Identify Swertia corymbosa 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: Flowers in flat-topped corymb clusters.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Gentianaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Swertia corymbosa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Swertia corymbosa
- Genus
- Swertia
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- 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 Swertia corymbosa itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- അവൽപ്പൂവ്
About Swertia corymbosa
Swertia corymbosa is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Swertia corymbosa belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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