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]
| Symbolanthus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Symbolanthus elisabethae | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Tribe: | Helieae |
| Genus: | Symbolanthus G.Don[1] |
| Species | |
|
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Species
editSpecies currently accepted by The Plant List[4] are as follows:
- Symbolanthus anomalus (Kunth) Gilg
- Symbolanthus aureus Struwe & V.A.Albert
- Symbolanthus australis Struwe
- Symbolanthus brittonianus Gilg
- Symbolanthus camanensis Maguire & B.M.Boom
- Symbolanthus elisabethae (M.R.Schomb.) Gilg
- Symbolanthus frigidus (Sw.) Struwe & K.R. Gould
- Symbolanthus huachamacariensis Steyerm.
- Symbolanthus latifolius Gilg
- Symbolanthus macranthus (Benth.) Moldenke
- Symbolanthus magnificus Gilg
- Symbolanthus mathewsii (Griseb.) Ewan
- Symbolanthus nerioides (Griseb.) Ewan
- Symbolanthus pauciflorus Spruce ex Gilg
- Symbolanthus pterocalyx Struwe
- Symbolanthus pulcherrimus Gilg
- Symbolanthus rosmarinifolius Struwe & V.A.Albert
- Symbolanthus sessilis Steyerm. & Maguire
- Symbolanthus tetrapterus Struwe
- Symbolanthus tricolor Gilg
- Symbolanthus vasculosus (Griseb.) Gilg
- Symbolanthus yaviensis Steyerm.
References
edit- ^ Gen. Hist. 4: 210 (1837)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Symbolanthus". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 15 June 2020.