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Classification
of Gentianaceae
- list of tribes and subtribes as in
Struwe et al. (2002) |
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This classification follows
Struwe
et al., 2002: List by tribe
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Lisianthus
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Genus
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No.
of species
|
Tribe
|
Subtribe
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image link |
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Adenolisianthus
(Progel) Gilg
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1
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Helieae
|
|
images |
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Anthocleista
R. Br.
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14
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Potalieae
|
Potaliinae
|
images |
|
Aripuana
Struwe, Maas, & V. A. Albert
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
|
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Bartonia
H. L. Mühl. ex Willd.
|
4
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Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
|
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Bisgoeppertia
Kuntze
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
|
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Blackstonia
Huds.
|
4
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Calolisianthus
Gilg
|
6
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Canscora
Lam.
|
9
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
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Celiantha
Maguire
|
3
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Centaurium
Hill
|
50
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Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Chelonanthus
Gilg
|
7
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
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Chironia
L.
|
15
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Chorisepalum
Gleason & Wodehouse
|
5
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
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Cicendia
Adans.
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Comastoma
(Wettst.) Toyok.
|
7–25
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Congolanthus
A. Raynal
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
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Cotylanthera
Blume
|
4
|
Exaceae
|
|
images |
|
Coutoubea
Aubl.
|
5
|
Chironieae
|
Coutoubeinae
|
images |
|
Cracosna
Gagnep.
|
3
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
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Crawfurdia
Wall.
|
16–19
|
Gentianeae
|
Gentianinae
|
images |
|
Curtia
Cham. & Schltdl.
|
6–10
|
Saccifolieae
|
|
|
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Deianira
Cham. & Schltdl.
|
5
|
Chironieae
|
Coutoubeinae
|
images |
|
Djaloniella
P. Taylor
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
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"Duplipetala”,
ined.
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
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Enicostema
Blume
|
3
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
images |
|
Eustoma
Salisb.
|
3
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Exaculum
Caruel
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
|
|
Exacum
L.
|
65
|
Exaceae
|
|
images |
|
Fagraea
Thunb.
|
70
|
Potalieae
|
Potaliinae
|
images |
|
Faroa
Welw.
|
19
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
|
Frasera
Walter
|
15
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images
|
|
Geniostemon
Engelm. & A. Gray
|
5
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
|
|
Gentiana
L.
|
360
|
Gentianeae
|
Gentianinae
|
images |
|
Gentianella
Moench
|
250
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Gentianopsis
Ma
|
16–24
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
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Gentianothamnus
Humbert
|
1
|
Exaceae
|
|
|
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Halenia
Borkh.
|
80
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Helia
Mart.
|
2
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
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Hockinia
Gardner
|
1
|
Saccifolieae
|
|
|
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Hoppea
Willd.
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
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Irlbachia
Mart.
|
9
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
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Ixanthus
Griseb.
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
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Jaeschkea
Kurz
|
4
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
|
|
Karina
Boutique
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
|
Lagenanthus
Gilg
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Latouchea
Franch.
|
1
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Lehmanniella
Gilg
|
2
|
Helieae
|
|
|
|
Lisianthius
P. Browne
|
30
|
Potalieae
|
Lisianthiinae
|
images |
|
Lomatogonium
A. Braun
|
21
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Macrocarpaea
(Griseb.) Gilg
|
90
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Megacodon
(Hemsl.) Harry Sm.
|
2
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Microrphium
C. B. Clarke
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
|
Neblinantha
Maguire
|
2
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Neurotheca
Salisb. ex Benth. in Benth. & Hook.f.
|
3
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
images |
|
Obolaria
L.
|
1
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Oreonesion
A. Raynal
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
|
Ornichia
Klack.
|
3
|
Exaceae
|
|
|
|
Orphium
E. Mey.
|
2
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
|
|
Phyllocyclus
Kurz
|
5
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
|
Potalia
Aubl.
|
9
|
Potalieae
|
Potaliinae
|
images |
|
Prepusa
Mart.
|
5
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Pterygocalyx
Maxim.
|
1
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Purdieanthus
Gilg
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
|
|
Pycnosphaera
Gilg
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
|
“Roraimaea”,
ined.
|
|
Helieae
|
|
|
|
Rogersonanthus
Maguire & B. M. Boom
|
3
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
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Sabatia
Adans.
|
20
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
images |
|
Saccifolium
Maguire & Pires
|
1
|
Saccifolieae
|
|
images |
|
Schinziella
Gilg
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Canscorinae
|
|
|
Schultesia
Mart.
|
15
|
Chironieae
|
Coutoubeinae
|
images
|
|
Sebaea
Sol. ex R. Br.
|
60–100
|
Exaceae
|
|
images |
|
Senaea
Taub.
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Sipapoantha
Maguire & B. M. Boom
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Swertia
L.
|
135
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Symbolanthus
G. Don
|
30
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Symphyllophyton
Gilg
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Coutoubeinae
|
|
|
Tachia
Aubl.
|
10
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Tachiadenus
Griseb.
|
11
|
Exaceae
|
|
|
|
Tapeinostemon
Benth.
|
7
|
Saccifolieae
|
|
images |
|
Tetrapollinia
Maguire & B. M. Boom
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Tripterospermum
Blume
|
24
|
Gentianeae
|
Gentianinae
|
images |
|
Urogentias
Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
|
1
|
Potalieae
|
Faroinae
|
|
|
Veratrilla
Baill. ex Franch.
|
2
|
Gentianeae
|
Swertiinae
|
images |
|
Voyria
Aubl.
|
19
|
incertae
sedis
|
|
images |
|
Voyriella
Miq.
|
1
|
Saccifolieae
|
|
images |
|
Wurdackanthus
Maguire
|
2
|
Helieae
|
|
images |
|
Xestaea
Griseb.
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Coutoubeinae
|
|
|
Zonanthus
Griseb.
|
1
|
Helieae
|
|
|
|
Zygostigma
Griseb.
|
1
|
Chironieae
|
Chironiinae
|
|
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