Chironia

Chironia jasminoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Chironiinae
Genus: Chironia
Species: C. albiflora – C. angolensis – C. arenaria – C. baccifera – C. baumiana – C. decumbens – C. elgonensis – C. erythraeoides – C. fernandesiana – C. flexuosa – C. gratissima – C. jasminoides – C. katangensis – C. krebsii – C. laxa – C. laxiflora – C. linoides – C. melampyrifolia – C. palustris – C. peduncularis – C. peglerae – C. purpurascens – C. serpyllifolia – C. stokoei – C. tetragona

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chironia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page.

Name

Chironia L. Sp. Pl. 1: 189. (1753)

• Type species: Chironia linoides L. Sp. Pl. 1: 189. (1753)

Synonyms

• Eupodia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 29 (1837)
• Evalthe Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 77 (1837)
• Onefera Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 30 (1837)
• Roeslinia Moench, Meth. Suppl. 211 (1802)
• Plocandra E.Mey., Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. 181 (1837)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 189. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mansion, G. & Struwe, L. 2004. Generic delimitation and phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe Chironiinae (Chironieae: Gentianaceae), with special reference to Centaurium: evidence from nrDNA and cpDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 951–977. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2004.03.016 ResearchGate Full text not availableReference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chironia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chironia. Published online. Accessed: Jul 12 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Chironia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Chironia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chironia. Accessed: 12 Jul 2021.

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