Swertia zeylanica
Swertia zeylanica - Annual with a shallow rootstock; stem to 36 cm high. Leaves numerous, thick; lower ones oval-oblong to lanceolate, c. 10 X 4 mm, obtuse; upper ones linear-oblong, 0.9 – 1 4 X 0.2 – 0.4 cm, subacute, becoming bracetate above. Cymes terminal, trichotomous, flat-topped. Corolla ashy-blue or lavender. Capsules erect, 7 – 8 X 2 – 3 mm.
| Scientific Name | Swertia zeylanica |
| Family Name | GENTIANACEAE |
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| Local Name | Kiratha thiththe (කිරාත තිත්ත) |
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| Conservation Status | EN (NCS) 2012 |
| Status | Endemic |
| Edible Parts | None |
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