Biology:Gentiana macrophylla

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the gentian family Gentianceae


Large leaf gentian
Gentiana macrophylla Orchi 04.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Gentiana
Species:
G. macrophylla
Binomial name
Gentiana macrophylla
Pall.
Synonyms
  • Gentiana straminea
  • Gentiana crassiaulisor
  • Gentiana dahurica

Gentiana macrophylla, the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao(秦艽) in Chinese. Synonyms include G. straminea, G. crassiaulisor, and G. dahurica. It is found in China , Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia .[1]

Chemistry

Chemical constituents include gentianine, gentianidine, gentiopicroside, and gentianol.[citation needed]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q1040115 entry