Chironia

Chironia
Chironia palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Tribe:	Chironieae
Subtribe:	Chironiinae
Genus:	Chironia L.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Eupodia Raf. Evalthe Raf. Onefera Raf. Plocandra E.Mey. Roeslinia Moench

Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa.^[2] It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.^{[citation needed]}

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• 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.

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 190 (1753)
2. "Chironia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.