Gentiana

Gentiana
Gentiana verna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Gentianeae
Subtribe: Gentianinae
Genus: Gentiana
L.
Type species
Gentiana lutea L.
Species

See text

Synonyms
List
  • Aloitis Raf.
  • Anthopogon Neck.
  • Asterias Borkh.
  • Bilamista Raf.
  • Calathiana Delarbre
  • Chaelothilus Neck.
  • Chiophila Raf.
  • Chondrophylla A.Nelson
  • Ciminalis Adans.
  • Coilantha Borkh.
  • Cruciata Gilib.
  • Cuttera Raf.
  • Dasistepha Raf.
  • Dasystephana Adans.
  • Dicardiotis Raf.
  • Diploma Raf.
  • Endotriche Steud.
  • Ericala Reneaulme ex Gray
  • Ericoila Reneaulme ex Borkh.
  • Favargera Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Gaertneria Neck.
  • Gentianodes Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Gentianusa Pohl
  • Hippion F.W.Schmidt
  • Holubia Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Holubogentia Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Kudoa Masam.
  • Kuepferella M.Laínz
  • Kurramiana Omer & Qaiser
  • Lexipyretum Dulac
  • Pneumonanthe Gled.
  • Psalina Raf.
  • Qaisera Omer
  • Rassia Neck.
  • Ricoila Reneaulme ex Raf.
  • Sebeokia Neck.
  • Selatium D.Don ex G.Don
  • Spiragyne Neck.
  • Thylacitis Reneaulme ex Adans.
  • Thyrophora Neck.
  • Tretorhiza Adans.
  • Tretorrhiza Reneaulme ex Delarbre
  • Varasia Phil.
  • Xolemia Raf.
"Gentian" redirects here. For other uses, see Gentian (disambiguation).

Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With about 400 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.

The genus name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king who may have discovered tonic properties in gentians.

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