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Symbolanthus

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Symbolanthus
Symbolanthus elisabethae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Helieae
Genus: Symbolanthus
G.Don[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Leiothamnus Griseb.
  • Wurdackanthus Maguire

Symbolanthus, the ring‐gentians, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to the montane tropics of southern Central America and northern and eastern South America.[2][3]

Species

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Species currently accepted by The Plant List[4] are as follows:

References

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  1. ^ Gen. Hist. 4: 210 (1837)
  2. ^ Struwe, Lena (2014). "Classification and Evolution of the Family Gentianaceae". The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology. pp. 13–35. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-54010-3_2. ISBN 978-3-642-54009-7.
  3. ^ Molina, Jeanmaire; Struwe, Lena (2008). "Revision of ring-gentians (Symbolanthus, Gentianaceae) from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, with a first assessment of conservation status". Systematics and Biodiversity. 6 (4): 477–501. Bibcode:2008SyBio...6..477M. doi:10.1017/S1477200008002740. S2CID 86811347.
  4. ^ "Symbolanthus". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 15 June 2020.