Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Gentianales
Genus:
Species:
tetrandra
ID:
1064691

Status:
valid

Authors:
Hochst.

Source:
tro

Year:
1844

Citation Micro:
Flora 27: 28 (1844)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001064029

Common Names

  • Swertia tetrandra
  • Four-stamened Swertia
  • Four-stamened Swerti
  • Four-stamened Swert

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Description

Swertia tetrandra (also called Tetrandra, among many other common names) is an herbaceous perennial plant that is native to the Himalayas and China. It has a rosette of basal leaves and produces small yellow flowers in the summer. It grows in grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.

Uses & Benefits

Swertia tetrandra is used as an ornamental plant, as it produces attractive pink flowers. It is also used to treat fever, headache, and skin diseases.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Swertia tetrandra has small, yellow flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have oval-shaped leaves.

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Where to Find Swertia tetrandra

Swertia tetrandra is native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.

Species in the Swertia genus

Swertia zeylanica, Swertia wattii, Swertia welwitschii, Swertia woodii, Swertia yezo-alpina, Swertia steenisii, Swertia striata, Swertia swertopsis, Swertia tashiroi, Swertia taylorii, Swertia lurida, Swertia staintonii, Swertia mildbraedii, Swertia mileensis, Swertia thomsonii, Swertia iberica, Swertia grandiflora, Swertia lastii, Swertia lactea, Swertia japonica, Swertia lawii, Swertia leduci, Swertia longifolis, Swertia juzepczukii, Swertia javanica, Swertia scottii, Swertia schimperi, Swertia schugnanica, Swertia punctata, Swertia ramosa, Swertia volkensii, Swertia pumila, Swertia papuana, Swertia nepalensis, Swertia oxyphylla, Swertia obtusa, Swertia pseudochinensis, Swertia polynectaria, Swertia pseudohookeri, Swertia perennis, Swertia piloglandulosa, Swertia pinetorum, Swertia alternifolia, Swertia acaulis, Swertia densifolia, Swertia crassiuscula, Swertia crossoloma, Swertia decurrens, Swertia fedtschenkoana, Swertia corymbosa,

Species in the Gentianaceae family

Adenolisianthus arboreus, Anthocleista amplexicaulis, Anthocleista djalonensis, Anthocleista grandiflora, Anthocleista inermis, Anthocleista laxiflora, Anthocleista liebrechtsiana, Anthocleista longifolia, Anthocleista madagascariensis, Anthocleista microphylla, Anthocleista nobilis, Anthocleista obanensis, Anthocleista procera, Anthocleista scandens, Anthocleista schweinfurthii, Anthocleista vogelii, Anthocleista potalioides, Aripuana cullmaniorum, Bartonia paniculata, Bartonia verna, Bartonia virginica, Bisgoeppertia robustior, Bisgoeppertia gracilis, Bisgoeppertia scandens, Blackstonia acuminata, Blackstonia grandiflora, Blackstonia imperfoliata, Blackstonia perfoliata, Calolisianthus amplissimus, Calolisianthus pedunculatus, Canscora alata, Canscora andrographioides, Canscora concanensis, Canscora diffusa, Canscora heteroclita, Canscora macrocalyx, Canscora pauciflora, Canscora perfoliata, Canscora roxburghii, Canscora schultesii, Canscora stricta, Canscora bidoupensis, Canscora bhatiana, Canscora shrirangiana, Canscora ciathula, Canscora tetraptera, Celiantha bella, Celiantha chimantensis, Celiantha imthurniana, Centaurium ameghinoi,