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Swertia tetrapetala

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#466 They called me Swertia tetrapetala, also known as Swertia pallasii, Swertia bissetii, and Swertia tetrapetala var. wilfordii. I pay homage to the male botanists Peter Simon Pallas, James Bisset, and Wilford (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1789.

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