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moon gentians
Macrocarpaea
The genus Macrocarpaea, with 105 species and two hybrids of 0.5 m herbs, shrubs, epiphytes and small trees to 10 m tall, is the largest genus of the tribe Helieae of the gentian family (Gentianaceae). Species of Macrocarpaea have diurnal and nocturnal pollinators, visited during the day by hummingbirds, insects and butterflies, and at night by bats, moths and many different kinds of insects. The common name for the genus is 'Moon-gentian'. No species are known
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Medellín moon gentian
speciesMacrocarpaea macrophylla
Bogotá moon gentian
speciesMacrocarpaea glabra
Macrocarpaea sodiroana
speciesMacrocarpaea sodiroana
Macrocarpaea valerii
speciesMacrocarpaea valerii
Macrocarpaea noctiluca
speciesMacrocarpaea noctiluca
Macrocarpaea pringleana
speciesMacrocarpaea pringleana
Macrocarpaea rubra
speciesMacrocarpaea rubra
Macrocarpaea arborescens
speciesMacrocarpaea arborescens
Macrocarpaea subsessilis
speciesMacrocarpaea subsessilis
Macrocarpaea cochabambensis
speciesMacrocarpaea cochabambensis
Macrocarpaea luna-gentiana
speciesMacrocarpaea luna-gentiana
Macrocarpaea harlingii
speciesMacrocarpaea harlingii
Macrocarpaea glaziovii
speciesMacrocarpaea glaziovii
Macrocarpaea umbellata
speciesMacrocarpaea umbellata
Macrocarpaea bubops
speciesMacrocarpaea bubops
Lena's moon-gentian
speciesMacrocarpaea lenae
Macrocarpaea elix
speciesMacrocarpaea elix
Macrocarpaea nicotianifolia
speciesMacrocarpaea nicotianifolia
Macrocarpaea innarrabilis
speciesMacrocarpaea innarrabilis
Macrocarpaea callejasii
speciesMacrocarpaea callejasii
Macrocarpaea pacifica
speciesMacrocarpaea pacifica
Macrocarpaea revoluta
speciesMacrocarpaea revoluta
Macrocarpaea domingensis
speciesMacrocarpaea domingensis
Macrocarpaea cinchonifolia
speciesMacrocarpaea cinchonifolia
Macrocarpaea lacrossiformis
speciesMacrocarpaea lacrossiformis
Macrocarpaea opulenta
speciesMacrocarpaea opulenta
Macrocarpaea dolichophylla
speciesMacrocarpaea dolichophylla
Macrocarpaea micrantha
speciesMacrocarpaea micrantha
Macrocarpaea ostentans
speciesMacrocarpaea ostentans
Macrocarpaea pajonalis
speciesMacrocarpaea pajonalis
Macrocarpaea bracteata
speciesMacrocarpaea bracteata
Macrocarpaea cortinae
speciesMacrocarpaea cortinae
Macrocarpaea wallnoeferi
speciesMacrocarpaea wallnoeferi
Macrocarpaea obtusifolia
speciesMacrocarpaea obtusifolia
Macrocarpaea weaveri
speciesMacrocarpaea weaveri
Macrocarpaea bangiana
speciesMacrocarpaea bangiana
Macrocarpaea apparata
speciesMacrocarpaea apparata
Macrocarpaea angelliae
speciesMacrocarpaea angelliae
Macrocarpaea jalca
speciesMacrocarpaea jalca
Macrocarpaea pinetorum
speciesMacrocarpaea pinetorum
Macrocarpaea × acuminata
hybridMacrocarpaea × acuminata
Kuelap moon-gentian
speciesMacrocarpaea kuelap
Macrocarpaea luctans
speciesMacrocarpaea luctans
Macrocarpaea luteynii
speciesMacrocarpaea luteynii
Macrocarpaea luya
speciesMacrocarpaea luya
Macrocarpaea neblinae
speciesMacrocarpaea neblinae
Macrocarpaea neillii
speciesMacrocarpaea neillii
Macrocarpaea normae
speciesMacrocarpaea normae
Macrocarpaea obnubilata
speciesMacrocarpaea obnubilata
Macrocarpaea pachystyla
speciesMacrocarpaea pachystyla
Macrocarpaea papillosa
speciesMacrocarpaea papillosa
Macrocarpaea quechua
speciesMacrocarpaea quechua
Macrocarpaea robin-fosteri
speciesMacrocarpaea robin-fosteri
Macrocarpaea schultesii
speciesMacrocarpaea schultesii
Macrocarpaea tahuantinsuyuana
speciesMacrocarpaea tahuantinsuyuana
Macrocarpaea ypsilocaule
speciesMacrocarpaea ypsilocaule
Macrocarpaea zophoflora
speciesMacrocarpaea zophoflora
Macrocarpaea autanae
speciesMacrocarpaea autanae
Macrocarpaea browallioides
speciesMacrocarpaea browallioides
Macrocarpaea calophylla
speciesMacrocarpaea calophylla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 186039.