Checklist: Gentianaceae

GENTIANACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Boutique, R. (1972) Gentianaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990) Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
NEUROTHECA Salisb. ex Benth. 
Neurotheca congolana De Wild. & T. Durand III,IV,VI
Neurotheca baumii Gilg
Neurotheca schlechteri Gilg ex Baker
Neurotheca loeselioides (Spruce ex Progel) Baill.
subsp. loeselioides II,III,IV,VI,VII
  
SCHINZIELLA Gilg 
Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg
Canscora tetragona Schinz
Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg var. parviflora Schinz ex De Wild.
  
CONGOLANTHUS A. Raynal 
Congolanthus longidens (N.E. Br.) A. Raynal III,IV,VI,IX
Neurotheca densa De Wild.
Neurotheca longidens N.E. Br.
  
VOYRIA Aubl. 
Voyria primuloides Baker V,VI
Leiphaimos platypetala (Baker) Gilg
Leiphaimos primuloides (Baker) Gilg
Voyria platypetala Baker
  
EXOCHAENIUM Griseb. 
Exochaenium baumianum (Gilg) Schinz III,VI,XI
Belmontia baumiana Gilg
Sebaea baumiana baumiana (Gilg) Boutique
Exochaenium debile Welw. III,IV,IX
Belmontia debilis (Welw.) Schinz
Parasia debilis Hiern
Sebaea africana Paiva & I.Nogueira
Sebaea debilis (Welw.) Schinz
Exochaenium grande (E.Mey.) Griseb. IV,XI
Belmontia grandis E. Mey.
Exochaenium macranthum Hill
Parasia grandis (E. Mey.) Hiern
Sebaea grandis (E.Mey.) Steud.
Sebaea natalensis (Schinz) Schinz
Exochaenium hockii (De Wild.) Kissling [End] XI
Exochaenium oliganthum (Gilg) Kissling III,VI,VII,IX
Belmontia oligantha Gilg
Exochaenium bugandense A.Robyns
Exochaenium evrardii A.Robyns
Sebaea mildbraedii Gilg
Sebaea oligantha (Gilg) Schinz
Exochaenium platypterum (Baker) Schinz XI
Belmontia platyptera Baker
Parasia platyptera (Baker) Hiern
Sebaea platyptera (Baker) Boutique
Exochaenium pumilum (Baker) A.W.Hill VII
Belmontia pumila Baker
Sebaea pumila (Baker) Schinz
Exochaenium teuszii (Schinz) Schinz III,IV,XI
Belmontia chevalieri Abbayes & Schnell
Belmontia chionantha Gilg
Belmontia mechowiana Schinz
Belmontia teuszii Schinz
Exochaenium chionanthum (Gilg) Schinz
Exochaenium gentilii De Wild.
Exochaenium mechowianum (Schinz) Schinz
Sebaea gentilii (De Wild.) Boutique
Sebaea teuszii (Schinz) P.Taylor
Tachiadenus continentalis Baker
Tachiadenus mechowianus (Schinz) A.W.Hill
Exochaenium wildemanianum (Boutique) Kissling [NrEnd] III,IV
Sebaea wildemaniana Boutique
  
KARINA Boutique 
Karina tayloriana Boutique [End] XI
  
6466.000 ANTHOCLEISTA Afzel. ex R. Br. 
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg
Anthocleista zambesiaca Baker
  
6479.000 EXACUM L. 
Exacum oldenlandioides (S. Moore) Klackenb. I,III,VIII
Exacum quinquenervium auct.
Sebaea oldenlandioides S. Moore
  
6481.000 SEBAEA R. Br. 
Sebaea brachyphylla Griseb. VIII,IX,XI
Sebaea baumii Schinz
Sebaea butaguensis De Wild.
Sebaea multinodis N.E. Br.
Sebaea schimperiana Buching. ex Schweinf.
Sebaea junodii Schinz XI
Sebaea leiostyla Gilg IX,XI
Sebaea bequaertii De Wild.
Sebaea polyantha Gilg
Sebaea schimperiana auct. non Buching ex Schweinf.
Sebaea transvaalensis Schinz
Sebaea microphylla (Edgew.) Knobl. VIII,XI
Cicendia microphylla Edgew.
  
6485.000 FAROA Welw. 
Faroa acaulis R.E. Fr. III,IV,IX,XI
Faroa paradoxa Gilg ex T.Durand & H.Durand
Faroa pygmaea Mildbr.
Faroa affinis De Wild. IV,XI
Faroa wellmanii Prain
Faroa axillaris Baker XI
Faroa chalcophila P.Taylor [End] XI
Faroa duvigneaudii Lambinon XI
Faroa fanshawei P. Taylor [NrEnd] XI
Faroa pusilla Baker XI
Faroa salutaris Welw. IV,V,XI
Faroa boehmii Engl.
Faroa nyasica N.E. Br.
Faroa schaijesiorum Bamps [End] XI
  
6486.000 PYCNOSPHAERA Gilg 
Pycnosphaera buchananii (Baker) N.E. Br. IV,XI
Faroa buchananii Baker
Pycnosphaera quarrei De Wild.
Pycnosphaera trimera Gilg
Pycnosphaera vanderystii De Wild.
  
6500.000 CANSCORA Lam. 
Canscora alata (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Wall. I,III,IV,VII,XI
Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem. & Schult.
Pladera decussata Roxb.
Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. III,XI
Gentiana diffusa Vahl
  
6503.000 CHIRONIA L. 
Chironia flexuosa Baker XI
Chironia gratissima S. Moore XI
Chironia katangensis De Wild.
subsp. katangensis [End] XI
Chironia katangensis De Wild.
subsp. verdickii Boutique [End] XI
Chironia uniflora A.W.Hill
Chironia verdickii De Wild.
Chironia palustris Burch.
subsp. transvaalensis (Gilg) I. Verd. XI
Chironia transvaalensis Gilg
  
6512.000 SWERTIA L. 
Swertia brownii J.Shah VIII,IX,XI
Swertia calycina N.E.Br.
Swertia eminii Engl. VIII,IX,XI
Swertia erosula N.E.Br. IX
Swertia adolfi-friderici Mildbr. & Gilg
Swertia macrosepala Gilg
subsp. macrosepala IX
Swertia quartiniana A. Rich. XI
Swertia usambarensis Engl. IX
Swertia welwitschii Engl. VIII,XI
Adenopogon stellarioides Welw.
Swertia sharpei N.E. Br.
Swertia stellarioides Hiern

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https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=90, retrieved 30 May 2026

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