''Chironia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 103 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus '' Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan. Characteri ...

, native to southern Africa. It is named after

Chiron In Greek mythology, Chiron ( ; also Cheiron or Kheiron; ) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs". Biography Chiron was notable throughout Greek mythology ...

, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of ''Chironia'' species are used in traditional medicines.

Species

Currently accepted species include: *''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.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2963938 Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera