Names of Plants in India: Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald

lo-ma-to-GO-nee-um -- Greek: lomato (fringed); gonium (angle, edge) ... Dave's Botanary
MY-nus -- smaller, lesser ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: lesser swertia • Gujarati: નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu • Hindi: छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu • Marathi: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat • Tamil: சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu

botanical names: Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald ... homotypic synonyms: Ophelia minor Griseb. • Pleurogyne minor (Griseb.) Nairne • Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... POWO, retrieved 12 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

lesser swertia

for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 12, 2024

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu

name coined, for want of name; નાનું nanu = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; કરિયાતુ kariyatu = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta

for Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... Many thanks to Nayan Singh Dungriyal for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha

name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ kiraathathiktha = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu

name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; അവൽപ്പൂവ് avalpoovu = a name given to Swertia corymbosa (Griseb.) Fielding & Gardner

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat

for Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu

name coined, for want of name; சிறிய siriya = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; நிலவேம்பு nila-vempu = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

!*Chattishgarh, Gujarat, !*Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
! distribution doubtful

~~~~~ Created on: 13:40 12-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:17 12-10-2024 ~~~~~