''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:
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Chironia albiflora''
Hilliard
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Chironia angolensis''
Gilg
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Chironia arenaria''
E.Mey.
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Chironia baccifera
''Chironia baccifera'', known as Christmas berry (a name it shares with ''Passerina ericoides
''Passerina ericoides'', the Christmas berry, is a threatened species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, genus '' Passerina''. It is indigenous ...
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L.
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Chironia baumiana''
Gilg
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Chironia decumbens''
Levyns
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Chironia elgonensis''
Bullock
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Chironia erythraeoides''
Hiern
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Chironia fernandesiana''
Paiva & I.Nogueira
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Chironia flexuosa''
Baker
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Chironia gratissima''
S.Moore
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Chironia jasminoides''
L.
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Chironia katangensis''
De Wild.
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Chironia krebsii''
Griseb.
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Chironia laxa''
Gilg
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Chironia laxiflora''
Baker
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Chironia linoides''
L.
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Chironia melampyrifolia''
Lam.
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Chironia palustris''
Burch.
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Chironia peduncularis''
Lindl.
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Chironia peglerae''
Prain
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Chironia purpurascens''
(E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f.
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Chironia serpyllifolia''
Lehm.
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Chironia stokoei''
I.Verd.
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Chironia tetragona''
L.f.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2963938
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae genera