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Gentiana (/ ˌ dʒ ɛ n tʃ i ˈ eɪ n ə /) [2] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species , it is considered a large genus.
Gentianales is an order of flowering plant, included within the asterid clade of eudicots.It comprises more than 20,000 species in about 1,200 genera in 5 families. [1] More than 80% of the species in this order belong to the family Rubiaceae.
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Gentiana lutea is an herbaceous perennial plant, growing to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) tall, with broad lanceolate to elliptic leaves 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) long and 4–12 cm (1.6–4.7 in) broad. The flowers are yellow, with the corolla separated nearly to the base into 5–7 narrow petals.
The family consists of trees, shrubs and herbs showing a wide range of colours and floral patterns. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals (epipetalous) and alternate with the corolla lobes.
Gentiana kurroo, also known as Indian gentian or Himalayan gentian, was named after the Illyrian monarch Gentius, who discovered the medicinal properties of the gentian root. Its scientific name, Gentiana kurroo , comes from the native term "karu", meaning "bitter". [ 3 ]
Gentiana glauca is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family known by the common names pale gentian and glaucous gentian. It is native to eastern Asia and northwestern North America from Alaska to the Northwest Territories to Washington and Montana .
Gentiana andrewsii is a perennial herb [4] that blooms in late summer (August to October). [5] The flowers are 2 to 4 cm (3 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, typically a rich blue color and bottle shaped with fused petals (sympetalous) and closed mouths.