Centaurium
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
© JC Schou (licence)Centaury
Centaurium (centaury) is a genus of 20 species in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Chironieae, subtribe Chironiinae. The genus was named after the centaur Chiron, famed in Greek mythology for his skill in medicinal herbs. It is distributed across Europe and into Asia. Until 2004, Centaurium was given a much wider circumscription, comprising about 50 species ranging across Europe, Asia, the... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
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- Parent Taxon
- Gentianaceae
- Taxonomic Completion
9.68%
3 of 31 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- f99b5882-6633-452a-84d4-7cd2158b0ec7
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility