Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Swertia Decussata | Kadu

Swertia-Decussata(kadu)

















Classification of Swertia Decussata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Swertia
L.

Common Name:- Kadu.

An erect annual; stem densely leafy, more or less 4-Winged. Leaves broadly ovate, flowers very numerous, white with blue veins, in dense clusters. Flowers October – January. Western Ghats, Mahabaleshwar, Panchagani.

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