Taxon:  Swertia ciliata (D. Don ex G. Don) B. L. Burtt



Summary
Genus:
Swertia
Family:
Gentianaceae
Tribe:
Gentianeae
Subtribe:
Swertiinae
Nomen number:
479080
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 26:272.  1965
Verified:
10/13/2017 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ophelia ciliata D. Don ex G. Don

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ophelia purpurascens D. Don
Swertia purpurascens (D. Don) Wall. ex C. B. Clarke

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Ghosh, D. K. & J. K. Mallick. 2014. Flora of Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills
  2. Ho, T.-N. & S.-W. Liu. 2015. A worldwide monograph of Swertia and its allies Science Press, Beijing, China. 273. Note: indices are missing
  3. Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Karachi. Pakistan plant database (on-line resource).
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Chinesepu lan zhang ya cai普兰獐牙菜 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqusw.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Ghosh, D. K. & J. K. Mallick. 2014. Flora of Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Ho, T.-N. & S.-W. Liu. 2015. A worldwide monograph of Swertia and its allies Science Press, Beijing, China. 273. Note: indices are missing
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Ho, T.-N. & S.-W. Liu. 2015. A worldwide monograph of Swertia and its allies Science Press, Beijing, China. 273. Note: indices are missing
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Ghosh, D. K. & J. K. Mallick. 2014. Flora of Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Karachi. Pakistan plant database (on-line resource).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (sw.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal], Nepal, Pakistan

Reference(s)
  1. Ghosh, D. K. & J. K. Mallick. 2014. Flora of Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills
  2. Ho, T.-N. & S.-W. Liu. 2015. A worldwide monograph of Swertia and its allies Science Press, Beijing, China. 273. Note: indices are missing
  3. Missouri Botanical Garden and the University of Karachi. Pakistan plant database (on-line resource).
  4. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklorefor cough, cold, and feverGhosh, D. K. & J. K. Mallick. 2014. Flora of Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=479080. Accessed 12 May 2026.