491.0000
Family
Gentianaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 141 (1789), nom. cons.
95 genera, ca. 1850 spp.
Species listed in database: 1859; hybrids: 23
= Chironiaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 1(104-114): 1, 36 (1823)
= Coutoubeaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 168 (1820)
= Obolariaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 427 (1820)
= Potaliaceae Mart.; Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. [Martius] 2: 89, 91, 133 (1827)
= Saccifoliaceae Maguire & Pires; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 29: 242 (1978)
491.0445
Genus
Chironia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 189 (1753)
Distribution: Africa
Species listed in database: 25
= Eupodia Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 29 (1837)
= Evalthe Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 77 (1837)
= Onefera Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 30 (1837)
= Roeslinia Moench; Methodus [Moench], Suppl. 211 (1802)
= Plocandra E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 181 (1837)
species :
Chironia albiflora
Hilliard; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41(2): 303 (1983)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Chironia angolensis
Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 104 (1899)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Chironia arenaria
E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 2: 180 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia arenaria var. mediocris (Schoch) Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 349 (1908)
= Chironia mediocris Schoch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 1011 (1902)
= Orphium arenarium (E.Mey.) C.Presl; Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Ser. 5, 3: 534 (1845)
species :
Chironia baccifera
L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 190 (1753)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia baccata Hoffmanns.; Verz. Pfl. Nachtr. 1: 211 (1824)
= Chironia baccifera var. burchellii Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 292 (1908)
= Chironia baccifera var. dilatata E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 180 (1838)
= Chironia baccifera var. elongata E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 180 (1838)
= Chironia baccifera var. grandiflora Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 105 (1839)
= Chironia parviflora Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 136 (1796)
= Roeslinia baccifera G.Don; Gen. Hist. 4: 203 (1837)
= Roeslinia tetragona Moench; Methodus [Moench], Suppl. 212 (1802)
species :
Chironia baumiana
Gilg; Kunene-Sambesi-Exped. [Warburg] 334 (1903), et ex Schoch, in Bot. Centralbl. Beiheft. 24: 232
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Chironia decumbens
Levyns; J. S. African Bot. 14: 84 (1948)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia maritima Eckl.; S. African Quart. J. 2: ex Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent. 100 (1830)
species :
Chironia elgonensis
Bullock; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 500 (1932)
Distribution: Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia
23 BUR 25 KEN TAN 26 ZAM
species :
Chironia erythraeoides
Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. [Hiern] 1: 709 (1898)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Chironia fernandesiana
Paiva & I.Nogueira; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47(1): 89 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Chironia flexuosa
Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 296 (1908)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
species :
Chironia gratissima
S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 148 (1911)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 26 MOZ ZIM
species :
Chironia jasminoides
L.; Pl. Rar. Afr. 9 (Amoen. Acad. 6: 84) (1817)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia cymosa Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. [N. L. Burman] Prodr. Fl. Cap. 5 (1768)
= Chironia nudicaulis L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 151 (1782)
= Evalthe jasminoides (L.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 77 (1837)
species :
Chironia katangensis
De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 292 (1913)
subspecies :
subsp. katangensis
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
subspecies :
subsp. verdickii
(De Wild.) Boutique; Fl. Afr. Centr., Spermatophytes, Gentianaceae 36 (1972)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia uniflora A.W.Hill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 307 (1909)
= Chironia verdickii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., Sér. 5, 2: 338 (1908)
species :
Chironia krebsii
Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 98 (1839)
Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho; Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 BOT LES SAF SWZ
species :
Chironia laxa
Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 105 (1899)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia schlechteri Schoch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 1010 (1902)
species :
Chironia laxiflora
Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 25 (1894)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia rubrocoerulea Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 379 (1901)
species :
Chironia linoides
L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 189 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. linoides
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia amoena Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 137 (1796)
= Chironia ecklonii Schoch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 1013 (1902)
= Chironia ixifera Anon.; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 56: 265 (1899)
= Chironia ixifera W.Bull; Gard. Chron., n. s. 2: 294 (1874)
= Chironia linoides var. longifolia Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 104 (1839)
= Chironia lychnoides P.J.Bergius; Descr. Pl. Cap. 45 (1767)
= Chironia uniflora Eckl. ex Griseb.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 41 (1845)
= Chironia vulgaris Cham.; Linnaea 6: 343 (1831)
= Chironia vulgaris var. linoides (L.) Cham.; Linnaea 6: 343 (1831)
= Chironia zeyheri Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 295 (1908)
= Onefera coccinea Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 30 (1837)
subspecies :
subsp. emarginata
(Jaroscz) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 460 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia emarginata Jaroscz; Pl. Nov. Cap. 11 (1821)
= Chironia linoides var. brevisepala Schoch; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 14: 203 (1903)
= Chironia linoides var. zeyheri Griseb.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 41 (1845)
= Chironia obtusa Steud. ex Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 375 (1908)
= Chironia virgularis Salisb. ex Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 376 (1908)
= Chironia vulgaris var. lychnoides Cham.; Linnaea 6: 343 (1831)
subspecies :
subsp. macrocalyx
(Prain) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 460 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia gracilis var. macrocalyx Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 294 (1908)
subspecies :
subsp. nana
I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 460 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia gracilis Salisb. ex Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 293 (1908)
= Chironia linoides var. subulata E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 180 (1838)
= Chironia vulgaris var. intermedia Cham.; Linnaea 6: 343 (1831)
species :
Chironia melampyrifolia
Lam.; Illustr. 2: 479 (1794)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia glutinosa Paxton; Paxton´s Mag. Bot. 15: 245 (1849)
= Chironia perfoliata Eckl.; S. African Quart. J. 2 (1830), ex Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent. 104, non Salisb.
= Chironia speciosa E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 178 (1837)
species :
Chironia palustris
Burch.; Trav. 2: 226 (1821)
subspecies :
subsp. palustris
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia palustris var. foliata (Griseb.) Prain; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 4(1): 1106 (1909)
= Plocandra albens E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 182 (1837)
= Plocandra palustris (Burch.) Griseb.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 43 (1845)
subspecies :
subsp. rosacea
(Gilg) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 460 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia rosacea Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 104 (1899)
= Chironia maxima Schoch; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 2: 1014 (1902)
subspecies :
subsp. transvaalensis
(Gilg) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 460 (1961)
Distribution: Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia transvaalensis Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 106 (1898)
= Chironia transvaalensis var. longepetiolata De Wild.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 3: 267 (1911)
species :
Chironia peduncularis
Lindl.; Bot. Reg., t. 1803 (1835 publ. 1836)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia barclayana Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 100 (1838)
= Chironia latifolia E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 2: 178 (1838)
= Eupodia purpurea Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 29 (1837)
species :
Chironia peglerae
Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 297 (1908)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Chironia purpurascens
(E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. 2: 805 (1876)
subspecies :
subsp. purpurascens
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia bachmannii Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 103 (1898)
= Chironia tysonii Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 104 (1898)
= Plocandra purpurascens E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 182 (1838)
subspecies :
subsp. humilis
(Gilg) I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 462 (1968)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia humilis Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 105 (1898)
= Chironia humilis var. wilmsii (Gilg) Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 350 (1908)
= Chironia humilis var. zuluensis Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 55 (1910)
= Chironia wilmsii Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(1): 105 (1898)
species :
Chironia serpyllifolia
Lehm.; Ind. Sem. Hort. Hamb. (1828), et Linnaea 5: 373 (1830)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia ovata Spreng. ex Griseb.; Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 41 (1845)
= Chironia parvifolia E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 180 (1838)
species :
Chironia stokoei
I.Verd.; Bothalia 7: 458 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Chironia tetragona
L.f.; Suppl. 151 (1782)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Chironia jasminoides Lam.; Illustr. 1: 479, t. 108, f. 2 (1793) non L.
= Chironia scabra Krauss ex Prain; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 375 (1908)
= Chironia scabrida Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 103 (1838)
= Chironia tabularis Page ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 352 (1840)
= Chironia uniflora Lam.; Encycl. [J. Lamarck et al.] 1: 737 (1785)
= Chironia viscosa Zeyh. ex Griseb.; Gen. Sp. Gent. 105 (1838)
