Gentiana

"Gentian" redirects here. For other uses, see Gentian (disambiguation).

Gentiana
Gentiana verna
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
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.

Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/)[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. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.[3]

The genus name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king who may have discovered tonic properties in gentians.[4]

  1. ^ "Gentiana Tourn. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book (6th ed.). Menlo Park, Calif.: Sunset Publishing Corp. 1995. pp. 606–607. ISBN 978-0-376-03850-0.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1-4053-3296-5.
  4. ^ Jepson WL (1953). A manual of the Flowering Plants of California. Berkeley: University of California. p. 763. ISBN 978-0-520-00606-5. Gentiana gentius.