Swertia tetrapetala Pall. belongs to the Gentianaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Swertia tetrapetala--Japan. Hokkaido. Teshio Exptl. For. 3 Aug 2016. DSC00757 (53).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Gentianaceae
Genus
Swertia
Specific Epithet
tetrapetala
Authorship
Pall.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido (Soya Subprefecture)
44.976333, 142.126194
Location Remarks
Teshio Experimental Forest. Highway 583 to Highway 785, east om 785 c. 1.75 km to a road heading northeast; to the end of this road, then trail along Penke-Rupeshipe River c. 2 km. 142 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Foot of fairly steep north slope weep zone, but with a dynamic creep, changing over time.
