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Chondrophylla
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Chondrophylla

Gentiana (/ˌdʒɛntʃiˈeɪnə/) 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.

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60 branches of this group, most-observed first

Alishan gentian

speciesGentiana arisanensis

Swamp Gentian

speciesGentiana douglasiana

Gentiana scabrida

speciesGentiana scabrida

Gentiana flavomaculata

speciesGentiana flavomaculata

Gentiana laciniata

speciesGentiana laciniata

Overlapping-Leaves Gentian

speciesGentiana squarrosa

Gentiana zollingeri

speciesGentiana zollingeri

Gentiana dshimilensis

speciesGentiana dshimilensis

Gentiana grandiflora

speciesGentiana grandiflora

Pyrenean Gentian

speciesGentiana pyrenaica

Himalayan Pygmy Gentian

speciesGentiana aquatica

Gentiana loureiroi

speciesGentiana loureiroi

Gentiana thunbergii

speciesGentiana thunbergii

Fremont's gentian

speciesGentiana fremontii

Gentiana nipponica

speciesGentiana nipponica

Gentiana crassuloides

speciesGentiana crassuloides

Gentiana itzershanensis

speciesGentiana itzershanensis

Gentiana aristata

speciesGentiana aristata

Gentiana bambuseti

speciesGentiana bambuseti

Gentiana rubicunda

speciesGentiana rubicunda

Blue-Dotted Gentian

speciesGentiana leucomelaena

Gentiana boryi

speciesGentiana boryi

Gentiana pedicellata

speciesGentiana pedicellata

Gentiana capitata

speciesGentiana capitata

Gentiana albicalyx

speciesGentiana albicalyx

Gentiana tatakensis

speciesGentiana tatakensis

Gentiana aperta

speciesGentiana aperta

Gentiana spathulifolia

speciesGentiana spathulifolia

Gentiana delicata

speciesGentiana delicata

Gentiana kaohsiungensis

speciesGentiana kaohsiungensis

Gentiana piasezkii

speciesGentiana piasezkii

White-flower Biro gentian

speciesGentiana jamesii

Gentiana yokusai

speciesGentiana yokusai

Gentiana quadrifaria

speciesGentiana quadrifaria

Gentiana lateriflora

speciesGentiana lateriflora

Gentiana panthaica

speciesGentiana panthaica

Gentiana riparia

speciesGentiana riparia

Gentiana intricata

speciesGentiana intricata

Gentiana prattii

speciesGentiana prattii

Gentiana tatsienensis

speciesGentiana tatsienensis

Gentiana heleonastes

speciesGentiana heleonastes

Gentiana chungtienensis

speciesGentiana chungtienensis

Gentiana recurvata

speciesGentiana recurvata

Gentiana tarokoensis

speciesGentiana tarokoensis

Gentiana choanantha

speciesGentiana choanantha

New England Gentian

speciesGentiana wissmannii

Gentiana takushii

speciesGentiana takushii

Gentiana ting-nung-hoae

speciesGentiana ting-nung-hoae

Gentiana forrestii

speciesGentiana forrestii

Gentiana crassula

speciesGentiana crassula

Gentiana sumatrana

speciesGentiana sumatrana

Gentiana pumilio

speciesGentiana pumilio

Gentiana mairei

speciesGentiana mairei

Gentiana vandewateri

speciesGentiana vandewateri

Gentiana vandellioides

speciesGentiana vandellioides

Gentiana simulatrix

speciesGentiana simulatrix

Gentiana haraldi-smithii

speciesGentiana haraldi-smithii

Gentiana laotica

speciesGentiana laotica

Gentiana taiwanica

speciesGentiana taiwanica

Gentiana deltoidea

speciesGentiana deltoidea

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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 794334.