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Gentianaceae
Sign in to saveGentianaceae 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.
Gentianaceae is a large family of flowering plants containing about 1,650 species spread across 105 different genera, found on every continent except Antarctica. These plants have been valued for centuries in traditional medicine practices around the world.
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Species
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Gentianaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyGentianaceae
General: Members of Gentianaceae in this more restricted sense
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,609
- With media
- 865
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CAS, FC-UNAM, STDOM, IBUNAM, IND
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, China
Research
1,343 papers- Gentianaceae Family-Derived Bioactive Compounds-Therapeutic Values and Supporting Role in Inflammation and Detoxification.ReviewNutrients · 2025Andryszkiewicz W, Chmielewska M, Ciecierska J et al.DOI: 10.3390/nu17162619
- Swertia (Gentianaceae): chemical and pharmacological aspects.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2004Brahmachari G, Mondal S, Gangopadhyay A et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200490123
- Association of mycoheterotrophic Gentianaceae with specific Glomus lineages.Mycorrhiza · 2023Braga JGB, de Novais CB, Diniz PP et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00572-023-01121-9
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Gentiana (Gentianaceae).ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2016Pan Y, Zhao YL, Zhang J et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201500333
- Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Swertia (Gentianaceae): A Review.ReviewThe American journal of Chinese medicine · 2017Li J, Zhao YL, Huang HY et al.DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X17500380
- Production from both wild harvest and cultivation: The cross-border Swertia chirayita (Gentianaceae) trade.ReviewJournal of ethnopharmacology · 2018Cunningham AB, Brinckmann JA, Schippmann U et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.033
- Phylotranscriptomics of Swertiinae (Gentianaceae) reveals that key floral traits are not phylogenetically correlated.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2023Chen C, Ruhfel BR, Li J et al.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13464
- Range expansion decreases the reproductive fitness of Gentiana officinalis (Gentianaceae).Scientific reports · 2022Hou QZ, Ur Rahman N, Ali A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06406-1
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Distribution
- Characteristics
- Ecology
- Biogeographic history
- Uses
- Taxonomy
- Tribes
- Genera
- References
- External links
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.
==Etymology== The family was named by Linnaeus in 1753. It takes its name from the genus Gentiana, named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Gentius ruled the Ilyrian kindgdom from 181-168 BCE, and was said to have used a local Gentian plant to treat malaria in his troops.
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