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Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa.[2] It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.[citation needed]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Chironia albiflora Hilliard
- Chironia angolensis Gilg
- Chironia arenaria E.Mey.
- Chironia baccifera L.
- Chironia baumiana Gilg
- Chironia decumbens Levyns
- Chironia elgonensis Bullock
- Chironia erythraeoides Hiern
- Chironia fernandesiana Paiva & I.Nogueira
- Chironia flexuosa Baker
- Chironia gratissima S.Moore
- Chironia jasminoides L.
- Chironia katangensis De Wild.
- Chironia krebsii Griseb.
- Chironia laxa Gilg
- Chironia laxiflora Baker
- Chironia linoides L.
- Chironia melampyrifolia Lam.
- Chironia palustris Burch.
- Chironia peduncularis Lindl.
- Chironia peglerae Prain
- Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Chironia serpyllifolia Lehm.
- Chironia stokoei I.Verd.
- Chironia tetragona L.f.
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