Swertia cordata

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Swertia cordata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Swertia
Species:	S. cordata
Binomial name
Swertia cordata (Wall. ex G. Don) C.B. Clarke
Synonyms[1]
Ophelia cordata Wall. ex G. Don Ophelia cordata var. laxa Griseb

Swertia cordata is an important medicinal plant of the family Gentianaceae and is found distributed throughout temperate regions of the Himalaya. The species used in various ethnomedicinal systems and as an adulterant of Swertia chirayita.

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