A new species of Swertia L. (Gentianaceae) from Eastern Himalaya, India

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Authors: Dharmit Lepcha, Harsh Singh, Bipankar Hajong, Arun Chettri
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Abstract

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Lepcha, Dharmit, Singh, Harsh, Hajong, Bipankar, Chettri, Arun (2025): A new species of Swertia L. (Gentianaceae) from Eastern Himalaya, India. Phytotaxa 726 (2): 103-109, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.726.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.726.2.5AbstractSwertia nectariconnatus is described as a new species from Tara Dho, Myong, North Sikkim, India. This new species resembles its congeneric Swertia pseudohookeri, but it differs by the rhomboid calyx lobes, paired, fused, ovate shaped nectaries located at the base of the corolla, bifid at the apex and greenish-black in colour, and carpel ellipsoid with a bifid apex. Illustrated plates with coloured photographs and a distribution map are provided.

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Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions Plant Diversity and Evolution Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

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Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Publication date
29 January 2026
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EN
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