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Largeleaf Gentian
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Largeleaf Gentian

Gentiana macrophylla

Gentiana macrophylla, the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao(秦艽) in Chinese. Synonyms include G. straminea, G. crassiaulisor, and G. dahurica. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Largeleaf Gentian in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.40

Largeleaf Gentian in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.90

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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 706828.