Gentianaceae genera

Gentiana () 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, though some are also bright yellow. The type species of the genus is Gentiana lutea.

Centaurium (centaury) is a genus of 20 species in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Chironieae, subtribe Chironiinae. The genus was named after the centaur Chiron, famed in Greek mythology for his skill in medicinal herbs. It is distributed across Europe and Asia.

Swertia is a genus in the gentian family containing plants sometimes referred to as the felworts. Some species bear very showy purple and blue flowers. Many members of this genus have medicinal and cultural purposes.

Gentianella is a plant genus in the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Plants of this genus are known commonly as dwarf gentians.

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.

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.

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.

Exacum ( ) is a genus of plant in family Gentianaceae. It contains 75 species native to tropical regions of sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabian Peninsula, south and southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.

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.

Halenia (spurred gentian) is a genus of plant in family Gentianaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

Fagraea is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. It includes trees, shrubs, lianas, and epiphytes. They can be found in forests, swamps, and other habitat in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, with the center of diversity in Malesia.

Anthocleista is a genus of tree- and shrub-like tropical plants in the subtribe Potaliinae in the Gentian family. There are between 14 and 16 species in the genus, native mainly to tropical Africa, including Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. Anthocleista was once placed in the family Loganiaceae, but more recent molecular, morphological, and phytochemical evidence has placed the group well within the Gentianaceae.

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.

thumb|right|240px|Sabatia dodecandra, the marsh rose gentian, Liberty Co. Florida.

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.

thumb | right | Irlbachia frigida Irlbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

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

Crawfurdia 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.

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

Megacodon 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.

Curtia 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.

Frasera, the green gentians, is a genus in the gentian family, native to North America and named for John Fraser, a Scottish botanist and colleague of Thomas Walter.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Calolisianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family 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.

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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

Ornichia is a plant genus in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Exaceae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.

Sipapoantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. It includes two species of shrubs native to the tepuis, flat-topped mountains in the border region of southern Vezuela, northern Brazil, and Guyana.

Symbolanthus, the ring‐gentians, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to the montane tropics of southern Central America and northern and eastern South America.

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

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

Faroa is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), native to tropical Africa. Faroa species are noted for their ability to grow in harsh conditions such as on bare rock, sand, mineralized soils, and mine tailings with high concentrations of copper.

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

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