Gyrandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, found in Texas, Mexico and Central America.[2] Annual herbs, they are usually found in montane pine-oak forests.[3]

Gyrandra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Chironieae
Subtribe: Chironiinae
Genus: Gyrandra
Griseb.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Erythraea chironioides (Griseb.) A.Gray

Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 44 (1845)
  2. ^ a b c "Gyrandra Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ Mansion, Guilhem (2004). "A new classification of the polyphyletic genus Centaurium Hill. (Chironiinae, Gentianaceae): Description of the New World endemic Zeltnera, and reinstatement of Gyrandra Griseb. and Schenkia Griseb". Taxon. 53 (3): 719–740. doi:10.2307/4135447. JSTOR 4135447.