Chironia

Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa.[2] It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.

Chironia
Chironia palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Chironieae
Subtribe: Chironiinae
Genus: Chironia
L.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Eupodia Raf.
  • Evalthe Raf.
  • Onefera Raf.
  • Plocandra E.Mey.
  • Roeslinia Moench

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Chironia albiflora Hilliard
  • Chironia angolensis Gilg
  • Chironia arenaria E.Mey.
  • Chironia baccifera L.
  • Chironia baumiana Gilg
  • Chironia decumbens Levyns
  • Chironia elgonensis Bullock
  • Chironia erythraeoides Hiern
  • Chironia fernandesiana Paiva & I.Nogueira
  • Chironia flexuosa Baker
  • Chironia gratissima S.Moore
  • Chironia jasminoides L.
  • Chironia katangensis De Wild.
  • Chironia krebsii Griseb.
  • Chironia laxa Gilg
  • Chironia laxiflora Baker
  • Chironia linoides L.
  • Chironia melampyrifolia Lam.
  • Chironia palustris Burch.
  • Chironia peduncularis Lindl.
  • Chironia peglerae Prain
  • Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Chironia serpyllifolia Lehm.
  • Chironia stokoei I.Verd.
  • Chironia tetragona L.f.

References
  1. Sp. Pl.: 190 (1753)
  2. "Chironia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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