Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis

 
  • Family : GENTIANACEAE
    (Gentian Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BHUIN NEEM FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gentianaceae
  • Basionym : Gentiana pulchella Sw.
  • Synonym(s) : Centaurium albiflorum (Kit.) Druce; Centaurium anatolicum (K.Koch) Tzvelev; Centaurium caspicum (Fisch.) Tzvelev; Centaurium gracile (Schleich.) Druce; Centaurium hermannii (Sennen) Sennen; Centaurium inapertum Rafn; Centaurium pulchellum var. caspica (Griseb.) R.R.Stewart; Centaurium pulchellum var. hermannii (Sennen) O.Bolòs & Vigo; Centaurium pulchellum var. morierei (Corb.) Melderis; Centaurium pulchellum var. muelleri (Wittr.) Hochr.; Centaurium ramosissimum (Vill.) Druce; Chironia gerardii F.W.Schmidt; Chironia inaperta Willd.; Chironia intermedia Mérat; Chironia maritima Georgi; Chironia minor Desf.; Chironia nana Bastard ex Griseb.; Chironia pulchella (Sw.) Willd.; Chironia ramosissima Ehrh. ex Griseb.; Chironia ramosissima (Vill.) Bernh.; Chironia vaillantii F.W.Schmidt; Cicendia pulchella Griseb.; Erythraea albiflora Kit.; Erythraea altaica Griseb.; Erythraea anatolica K.Koch; Erythraea arenaria C.Presl; Erythraea emarginata Waldst. & Kit.; Erythraea gerardii (F.W.Schmidt) Baumg.; Erythraea gracilis Schleich.; Erythraea hermannii Sennen; Erythraea inaperta Schltdl.; Erythraea morieri Corb.; Erythraea nana Hegetschw.; Erythraea pulchella Fr.; Erythraea pulchella (Sw.) Hornem.; Erythraea pulchella var. muelleri Wittr.; Erythraea pumila F.Dietr.; Erythraea ramosissima Pers.; Erythraea sparsiflora Schur; Erythraea variabilis Schur; Gentiana ramosissima Vill.; Gonipia pulchella Raf.; Hippion pulchellum F.W.Schmidt; Hippocentaurea emarginata Schult.; Hippocentaurea inaperta Schult.; Hippocentaurea pulchella Schult.; Microcala pulchella G.Don; Sabatia pulchella (Sw.) Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis
  • Common name : Pink Centaury, Field centaury
  • Vernacular name :
    • Jhinku kariyatu (Gujarati)
    • Barik chirayata, Khet chirayata (Hindi)
    • Kaadu kempu jeerige (Kannada)
    • Luntak (Marathi)
    • Ghumna (Oriya)
    • Thuporuppenpullu (Malayalam)
    • Yavatikta (Sanskrit)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist places throughout India
  • Key identification features : Plants erect and stout, not spreading
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Europe, Mediterranean to Sahara and North-West China and India
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 175
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Centaurium pulchellum. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

India Distribution

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