Checklist: Gentianaceae

GENTIANACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of taxa generated from the database. Genera and species which are purely cultivated have been excluded.

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Literature:  
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990) Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4)  
  
NamesFZ Divisions
  
NEUROTHECA Salisb. ex Benth. 
Neurotheca congolana De Wild. & T. Durand
  
SCHINZIELLA Gilg 
Schinziella tetragona (Schinz) Gilg N
  
CONGOLANTHUS A. Raynal 
Congolanthus longidens (N.E. Br.) A. Raynal W
Neurotheca densa De Wild.
Neurotheca longidens N.E. Br.
  
EXOCHAENIUM Griseb. 
Exochaenium alatum (Paiva & I.Nogueira) Kissling [End] [DD]N
Sebaea alata Paiva & I.Nogueira
Exochaenium baumianum (Gilg) Schinz N,W
Belmontia baumiana Gilg
Sebaea baumiana baumiana (Gilg) Boutique
Exochaenium caudatum (Paiva & I.Nogueira) Kissling [End] S
Sebaea caudata Paiva & Nogueira
Exochaenium clavatum (Paiva & I.Nogueira) Kissling [End] [DD]N
Sebaea clavata Paiva & I.Nogueira
Exochaenium debile Welw. N
Belmontia debilis (Welw.) Schinz
Parasia debilis Hiern
Sebaea africana Paiva & I.Nogueira
Sebaea debilis (Welw.) Schinz
Exochaenium exiguum A.W.Hill N,W,C,S
Sebaea minuta Paiva & Nogueira
Exochaenium fernandesiana Paiva & Nogueira [NrEnd] [DD]W
Sebaea fernandesiana Paiva & I.Nogueira
Exochaenium gracile (Welw.) Schinz W
Belmontia gracilis Welw.
Belmontia luteoalba A.Chev.
Belmontia ohlendorffiana (Eckl. ex Griseb.) Griseb.
Parasia gracilis (Welw.) Hiern
Sebaea gracilis Paiva & I.Nogueira
Sebaea luteoalba (A.Chev.) P.Taylor
Sebaea ohlendorffiana Eckl. ex Griseb.
Exochaenium grande (E.Mey.) Griseb. B,N,C,E
Belmontia grandis E. Mey.
Exochaenium macranthum Hill
Parasia grandis (E. Mey.) Hiern
Sebaea grandis (E.Mey.) Steud.
Sebaea natalensis (Schinz) Schinz
Exochaenium platypterum (Baker) Schinz N,S
Belmontia platyptera Baker
Parasia platyptera (Baker) Hiern
Sebaea platyptera (Baker) Boutique
Exochaenium pumilum (Baker) A.W.Hill N,W
Belmontia pumila Baker
Sebaea pumila (Baker) Schinz
Exochaenium pygmaeum Milne-Redh. [End] [VU]B,W
Sebaea perpusilla Paiva & I.Nogueira
Exochaenium teuszii (Schinz) Schinz N,W,C
Belmontia chevalieri Abbayes & Schnell
Belmontia chionantha Gilg
Belmontia mechowiana Schinz
Belmontia teuszii Schinz
Exochaenium chionanthum (Gilg) Schinz
Exochaenium gentilii De Wild.
Exochaenium mechowianum (Schinz) Schinz
Sebaea gentilii (De Wild.) Boutique
Sebaea teuszii (Schinz) P.Taylor
Tachiadenus continentalis Baker
Tachiadenus mechowianus (Schinz) A.W.Hill
  
6466.000 ANTHOCLEISTA Afzel. ex R. Br. 
Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg
Anthocleista zambesiaca Baker
Anthocleista liebrechtsiana De Wild. & T.Dur.
Anthocleista schweinfurthii Gilg
Anthocleista vogelii Planch.
  
6479.000 EXACUM L. 
Exacum oldenlandioides (S. Moore) Klackenb. [LR-nt]B,E,S
Exacum quinquenervium auct.
Sebaea oldenlandioides S. Moore
  
6481.000 SEBAEA R. Br. 
Sebaea brachyphylla Griseb. N,W,C
Sebaea baumii Schinz
Sebaea butaguensis De Wild.
Sebaea multinodis N.E. Br.
Sebaea schimperiana Buching. ex Schweinf.
Sebaea junodii Schinz N
Sebaea microphylla (Edgew.) Knobl. C,S
Cicendia microphylla Edgew.
Sebaea pentandra E. Mey.
var. burchellii (Gilg) Marais C,S
Sebaea barbeyana Schinz
Sebaea burchellii Gilg
Sebaea conrathii Schinz
  
6484.000 ENICOSTEMA Blume 
Enicostema axillare (Lam.) A. Raynal
subsp. axillare S
Enicostema hyssopifolium (Willd.) I. Verd.
Gentiana axillaris Lam.
  
6485.000 FAROA Welw. 
Faroa acaulis R.E. Fr. N,W,C
Faroa paradoxa Gilg ex T.Durand & H.Durand
Faroa pygmaea Mildbr.
Faroa affinis De Wild. N,W,E
Faroa alata P. Taylor [DD]N
Faroa amara Gilg ex Baker N,W
Faroa axillaris Baker N,W
Faroa corniculata P. Taylor [VU]N
Faroa duvigneaudii Lambinon W,S
Faroa fanshawei P. Taylor W
Faroa hutchinsonii P. Taylor C
Faroa minutiflora P. Taylor [DD]N
Faroa pusilla Baker B,W,C
Faroa salutaris Welw. B,N,W,C
Faroa boehmii Engl.
Faroa nyasica N.E. Br.
  
6486.000 PYCNOSPHAERA Gilg 
Pycnosphaera buchananii (Baker) N.E. Br. N,W,C
Faroa buchananii Baker
Pycnosphaera quarrei De Wild.
Pycnosphaera trimera Gilg
Pycnosphaera vanderystii De Wild.
  
6500.000 CANSCORA Lam. 
Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult. W,C,E,S
Gentiana diffusa Vahl
Canscora kirkii N. E. Br. [NrEnd] [VU]S
  
6503.000 CHIRONIA L. 
Chironia elgonensis Bullock N
Chironia flexuosa Baker N,W,C
Chironia laxiflora Baker N
Chironia palustris Burch.
subsp. transvaalensis (Gilg) I. Verd. B,N,W,C,S
Chironia transvaalensis Gilg
  
6512.000 SWERTIA L. 
Swertia eminii Engl. N
Swertia fwambensis N.E.Br.
Swertia intermixta A.Rich. N
Swertia quartiniana A. Rich. W
Swertia welwitschii Engl. N,W,E
Adenopogon stellarioides Welw.
Swertia sharpei N.E. Br.
Swertia stellarioides Hiern

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Checklist: Gentianaceae].
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-checklist.php?family_id=90, retrieved 5 December 2025

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