''Symbolanthus'', the ring‐gentians, are a genus of flowering plants in the 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 ...
, native to the montane tropics of southern Central America and northern and eastern South America.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
are as follows:
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Symbolanthus anomalus''
(Kunth) Gilg
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Symbolanthus aureus''
Struwe & V.A.Albert
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Symbolanthus australis''
Struwe
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Symbolanthus brittonianus''
Gilg
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Symbolanthus camanensis''
Maguire & B.M.Boom
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Symbolanthus elisabethae
''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.
Species
Species currently accepted by The Plant ...
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(M.R.Schomb.) Gilg
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Symbolanthus frigidus''
(Sw.) Struwe & K.R. Gould
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Symbolanthus huachamacariensis''
Steyerm.
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Symbolanthus latifolius''
Gilg
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Symbolanthus macranthus''
(Benth.) Moldenke
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Symbolanthus magnificus''
Gilg
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Symbolanthus mathewsii''
(Griseb.) Ewan
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Symbolanthus nerioides''
(Griseb.) Ewan
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Symbolanthus pauciflorus''
Spruce ex Gilg
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Symbolanthus pterocalyx''
Struwe
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Symbolanthus pulcherrimus''
Gilg
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Symbolanthus rosmarinifolius''
Struwe & V.A.Albert
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Symbolanthus sessilis''
Steyerm. & Maguire
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Symbolanthus tetrapterus''
Struwe
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Symbolanthus tricolor''
Gilg
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Symbolanthus vasculosus''
(Griseb.) Gilg
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Symbolanthus yaviensis''
Steyerm.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10375464
Gentianaceae genera
Gentianaceae