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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: WimB on March 08, 2012, 04:47:51 PM

Title: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on March 08, 2012, 04:47:51 PM

Anyone an idea where I could find a plant (or seeds) of Swertia bimaculata?

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on March 13, 2012, 05:27:09 PM

Nobody  :'( :'(

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: Maggi Young on March 13, 2012, 07:51:29 PM

Maybe it is all being used for medicines, Wim?

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on March 14, 2012, 07:42:02 AM

Quote from: Maggi Young on March 13, 2012, 07:51:29 PM

Maybe it is all being used for medicines, Wim?

Probably  ;) Not in cultivation, I guess!!

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: ronm on March 14, 2012, 03:16:45 PM

Seems Hillkeep  did list it Wim, maybe they can give you a lead?

http://www.hillkeep.ca/per%20gentiana%20gentianopsis%20swertia.htm (http://www.hillkeep.ca/per%20gentiana%20gentianopsis%20swertia.htm)

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on March 14, 2012, 05:15:39 PM

Quote from: ronm on March 14, 2012, 03:16:45 PM

Seems Hillkeep  did list it Wim, maybe they can give you a lead?

http://www.hillkeep.ca/per%20gentiana%20gentianopsis%20swertia.htm (http://www.hillkeep.ca/per%20gentiana%20gentianopsis%20swertia.htm)

Thanks, Ron. I'll send them a mail!

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: Stephen Vella on April 11, 2012, 12:46:37 PM

Hello Wim,

 I might be able to help you there but Im not sure if its bimaculata. Are you still looking? I will look to seed if the seed has not shed.

cheers

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on April 11, 2012, 05:55:55 PM

Quote from: Stephen Vella on April 11, 2012, 12:46:37 PM

Hello Wim,

 I might be able to help you there but Im not sure if its bimaculata. Are you still looking? I will look to seed if the seed has not shed.

cheers

Hi Stephen,

I'm still looking, if you have some, that would be great!

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: arisaema on April 11, 2012, 06:19:46 PM

With so many nice, annual Swertia out there I'm a bit curious as to why you'd like to grow the ugliest of the bunch? Can keep an eye out for seeds when I'm back in China this autumn, pretty sure I've seen it grow wild near Kangding.

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on April 12, 2012, 06:45:18 AM

Quote from: arisaema on April 11, 2012, 06:19:46 PM

With so many nice, annual Swertia out there I'm a bit curious as to why you'd like to grow the ugliest of the bunch? Can keep an eye out for seeds when I'm back in China this autumn, pretty sure I've seen it grow wild near Kangding.

Tastes differ, Bjørnar  ;D

I agree that the plant on your picture is nicer, but it's not a Swertia, isn't it?

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: arisaema on April 12, 2012, 07:11:23 AM

Quote from: WimB on April 12, 2012, 06:45:18 AM

I agree that the plant on your picture is nicer, but it's not a Swertia, isn't it?

It's a Swertia, but I see that I've misspelled the name :P

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=210002148

 Swertia tetrapetala Pallas, Fl. Ross. 1(2): 99. 1789.


Description from Flora of China

Ophelia tetrapetala (Pallas) Grossheim; Swertia wilfordii A. Kerner.

Title: Re: Swertia bimaculata
Post by: WimB on April 12, 2012, 04:26:44 PM

Quote from: arisaema on April 12, 2012, 07:11:23 AM

Quote from: WimB on April 12, 2012, 06:45:18 AM

I agree that the plant on your picture is nicer, but it's not a Swertia, isn't it?

It's a Swertia, but I see that I've misspelled the name :P

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=210002148

 Swertia tetrapetala Pallas, Fl. Ross. 1(2): 99. 1789.


Description from Flora of China

Ophelia tetrapetala (Pallas) Grossheim; Swertia wilfordii A. Kerner.

Okay, maybe I like that one a bit more  ;)  :P