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Chirons
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Chirons

Chironia

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

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Christmas Berry

speciesChironia baccifera

Cape Chiron

speciesChironia linoides

Coastal Chiron

speciesChironia tetragona

Dwarf Chiron

speciesChironia purpurascens

Marsh Chiron

speciesChironia jasminoides

Stream Chiron

speciesChironia melampyrifolia

Swamp Chiron

speciesChironia palustris

Grassveld Chiron

speciesChironia krebsii

Sprawling Chiron

speciesChironia decumbens

Pondo Chiron

speciesChironia albiflora

Chironia stokoei

speciesChironia stokoei

Chironia serpyllifolia

speciesChironia serpyllifolia

Chironia peduncularis

speciesChironia peduncularis

Sandveld Chiron

speciesChironia arenaria

Lax Chiron

speciesChironia laxa

Chironia gratissima

speciesChironia gratissima

Chironia laxiflora

speciesChironia laxiflora

Chironia peglerae

speciesChironia peglerae

Chironia katangensis

speciesChironia katangensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 426227.