Exochaenium Griseb.

Kissling, J. (2012) Taxonomy of Exochaenium and Lagenias: Two Resurrected Genera of Tribe Exaceae (Gentianaceae) Systematic Botany 37(1) 238-253

Description of the genus

For descriptions see World Flora Online

Comment: Species in this genus were formerly placed in a more broadly defined genus Sebaea.

Worldwide: 23 species in Subsaharan Africa.

DRC: 6 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
baumianum (Gilg) Schinz
debile Welw.
grande (E.Mey.) Griseb.Description, Image
platypterum (Baker) SchinzDescription
pumilum (Baker) A.W.Hill
teuszii (Schinz) Schinz

Other sources of information about Exochaenium:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Exochaenium
Flora of Burundi: Exochaenium
Flora of Caprivi: Exochaenium
Flora of Malawi: Exochaenium
Flora of Mozambique: Exochaenium
Flora of Rwanda: Exochaenium
Flora of Zambia: Exochaenium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Exochaenium

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Exochaenium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Exochaenium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Exochaenium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Exochaenium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Exochaenium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Exochaenium
JSTOR Plant Science: Exochaenium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Exochaenium
Plants of the World Online: Exochaenium
Tropicos: Exochaenium
Wikipedia: Exochaenium

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Genus page: Exochaenium.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2801, retrieved 16 July 2025

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