✿Gentianaceae · Swertia
Chhoti Chirayta / Lesser Felwort
Swertia minor
Also known as Lesser Star-Swertia
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Swertia minor
- Genus
- Swertia
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in grasslands
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- 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 Chhoti Chirayta itself; the rest are typical of the Gentianaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- નાનું કરિયાતુ Nanu Kariyatu
- Hindi
- छोटी चिरायता Chhoti Chirayta
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ Sanna Kiraathathiktha
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് Cheriya Avalpoovu
- Marathi
- लहान चिरायत Lahan Chirayat
- Tamil
- சிறிய நிலவேம்பு Siriya Nila-Vempu
About Chhoti Chirayta
Lesser Felwort (Swertia minor) is a herb in the Gentianaceae family. It grows in wet areas in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Chhoti Chirayta belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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