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Chironia
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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.
Species
Christmas Berry
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderGaleommatida
- FamilyLasaeidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 286
- With media
- 122
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Collections
- IND, RSA, NY, ANSP, MO, MIN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Congo (Kinshasa), United States, Zimbabwe
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Chironia gratissima flower.jpg
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- Chironia
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- Category:Chironia
- Commons category
- Chironia
- taxonomic type
- Chironia linoides
- taxon common name
- 绮龙花属
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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.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: 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.
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