Centaurium

Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection

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Distribution
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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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Definition
Parent Taxon
Gentianaceae
Species
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