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Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1600 species. [3] [4] Etymology. The family takes its name from the genus Gentiana, named after ...
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.
Pages in category "Gentianaceae" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Gentiana andrewsii, the bottle gentian, closed gentian, or closed bottle gentian, is an herbaceous species of flowering plant in the gentian family Gentianaceae. Gentiana andrewsii is native to northeastern North America, from the Dakotas to the East Coast and through eastern Canada.
While “-gentias” refers to its family Gentianaceae, which named in honour of Gentius, King of Illyria who is said to have discovered the medicinal properties of the European yellow gentian, Gentiana lutea. [12] "Diemensis" (dee-MEN-sis) is the latinisation of Van Diemens Land, the original name for Tasmania. [12]
Gentiana verna, the spring gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae, and one of its smallest members, normally only growing to a height of a few centimetres. The short stem supports up to three opposing pairs of elliptical or lanceolate leaves.
Gentiana saponaria, the soapwort gentian or harvestbells, is a 1–2 ft (30–61 cm) tall flowering plant in the Gentianaceae family. Description Similar ...