''Schenkia'' is a genus of

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s in the gentian family,

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 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 (species), cosm ...

. It is sometimes included in the genus ''

Centaurium ''Centaurium'' (centaury) is a genus of 20 species in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), tribe Chironieae, subtribe Chironiinae. The genus was named after the centaur Chiron, famed in Greek mythology for his skill in medicinal herbs. It is dis ...

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Schenkia australis ''Schenkia australis'' is a species of annual herb in the Gentianaceae family. It is endemic to Australia. Description ''Schenkia australis'' grows as an annual, or rarely biannual, herb, from 2 to 30 centimetres high. Flowers are pink, red or y ...

'' ( R.Br.) G.Mans. (

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Schenkia sebaeoides ''Schenkia sebaeoides'', known as Āwiwi in Hawaiian and lavaslope centaury in English, is a rare species of flowering plant. It is endemic to low shrublands in the state of Hawaii in the United States. It is present on the islands of Kauai, Oa ...

'' Griseb. – Āwiwi (

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Schenkia spicata ''Schenkia spicata'' is a species of annual herb in the family Gentianaceae. It has a very wide old world distribution, ranging from north Africa, through Europe and into Asia. It was first published as ''Gentiana spicata'' by Carl Linnaeus in h ...

'' (L.) G.Mans. (

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* * Gentianaceae genera Taxa named by August Grisebach {{Gentianales-stub