Gentianaceae

Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1650 species. Species in this family inhabit every continent except the antarctic, and have been used around the world for centuries as traditional medicine.

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Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, is a small genus of plants in the gentian family. They are native to warm regions of the southern United States, Mexico, Caribbean and northern South America. This genus is typically found in grasslands and in areas of disturbed ground.

Blackstonia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Gentianaceae, native to Europe and to nearby regions of Asia and Africa. Its best known species is its type species, Blackstonia perfoliata, the yellow-wort.

Gentianopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family known commonly as fringed gentians. These are similar to the gentians of genus Gentiana. Most have flowers which are blue to purple in color. They may be annual or perennial. They are native to Eurasia and temperate North America.

Lomatogonium is a genus of 18 species in the family Gentianaceae, found in cool temperate to subarctic regions of Asia, with two species (L. carinthiacum, L. rotatum) also in Europe and one species (L. rotatum) also in North America. By far the highest diversity is in China, with 16 species.

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Voyria, commonly known as ghostplants, is a genus of 20 species of herbaceous perennial plants, belonging to the family Gentianaceae. They are mostly native to warm temperate and tropical regions of the Caribbean, Central America and South America, except for V. primuloides, which is found in West and Central Africa. V. parasitica reaches as far north as the Everglades in Florida.

Comastoma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Potalia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Sebaea is a genus of annual plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species occur in Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The genus was paraphyletic and has been split in four genera: Exochaenium, Klackenbergia, Lagenias and Sebaea s.str.. Synapomorphies for Sebaea s.str. include the presence of extra stigma along the style (called diplostigmaty) and the shape of the testa cells of the seeds.

Lisianthius is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Bartonia is a genus of the gentian family, tribe Gentianeae, subtribe Swertiinae. Members of this genus are called screwstems. Bartonia was also the name of a genus in the Loasaceae family, but those species are now generally classified under the genus Mentzelia.

Canscora is a genus 9 to 30 species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia. Some species are used medicinally.

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Megacodon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Curtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family, Gentianaceae.

Crawfurdia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.

Lomatogoniopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Geniostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Neurotheca is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Tapeinostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to northern South America. It has microreticulate pollen grains, supporting its placement in the tribe Saccifolieae.

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Enicostema is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Coutoubea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Tachia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica through Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and Peru to northern Brazil and Bolivia.

Lehmanniella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Cracosna is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Neblinantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Chorisepalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Rogersonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Cicendia is a small genus of plants in the gentian family which contains only two species of tiny yellow annual wildflowers. Cicendia filiformis, the slender cicendia or yellow centaury, is native to Europe and naturalized in other places, such as Australia. Cicendia quadrangularis, the Oregon timwort, is native to western North America and South America.

Phyllocyclus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

Jaeschkea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Tripterospermum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Tachiadenus is a plant genus in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Exaceae. It contains 12 species. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.

Senaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Symphyllophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Chelonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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Hoppea is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Species include: Hoppea dichotoma Willd. Hoppea fastigiata (Griseb.) C.B.Clarke

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Bisgoeppertia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family of Gentianaceae.

Obolaria is a genus of flowering plant in the gentian family Gentianaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Obolaria virginica, commonly known as Virginia pennywort.