Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eared Dwarf Gentian, Eared Gentian
Description
Family Gentianaceae
Herbs [shrubs
or small trees
], annual
, biennial, or perennial
. Stems ascending
, erect
, or twining
. Leaves opposite, less often alternate or whorled
, simple
, base
connate
; stipules absent. Inflorescences simple or complex
cymes, sometimes reduced to sessile clusters
, often in a thyrse
or 1-flowered. Flowers bisexual
, rarely unisexual
, 4 or 5 (or 6-8) [-12]-merous. Calyx tubular
, obconic, campanulate
, or rotate, lobes
joined at least basally. Corolla tubular, obconic, salverform
, funnelform
, campanulate, or rotate, rarely with basal spurs; lobes overlapping to right
or rarely valvate
in bud; plicae (extensions
of the corolla tube
between the lobes) present or absent. Stamens inserted
on corolla tube or occasionally at sinus between corolla lobes, alternate with lobes; anthers
basifixed
or dorsifixed
, 2-locular. Nectaries absent or attached to ovary base or corolla. Ovary usually 1-locular at least apically, rarely 2-locular due to intrusion of a lamellate
placenta into locular
cavity
. Fruit a 2-valved capsule, rarely a berry. Seeds many or rarely few, small; endosperm abundant [scant in saprophytic
genera].
About 80 genera and 700 species: worldwide; 20 genera and 419 species in China, of which two genera and 251 species are endemic.Ting-nung Ho & James S. Pringle "Gentianaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 1. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
Genus Gentianella
Herbs annual
, biennial [or perennial
]. Leaves opposite [or whorled
]. Flowers terminal
, solitary or in cymes, 4 or 5-merous. Calyx without intracalycular membrane
. Corolla tubular
or funnelform
, either without appendages
or with a vascularized fringed
scale across base
of each lobe
, plicae absent. Nectaries at base of corolla tube
. Stamens inserted
on corolla tube. Capsules 2-valved, many seeded. Seeds smooth
to warty.
About 125 species: N and S temperate
zones; nine species in China."Gentianella". in Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 136. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Order:
Gentianales
()
- Lindley, 1833
- Family:
Gentianaceae
()
- Durande, 1782, Nom. Cons.
- Gentian Family
- Tribe:
Gentianeae
()
- Genus:
Gentianella
()
- Moench, Methodus. 482. 1794.
- Dwarf Gentian
- Specific epithet:
auriculata
- (Pall.) J.M.Gillett
- Botanical name: - Gentianella auriculata (Pall.) J.M.Gillett
- Specific epithet:
auriculata
- (Pall.) J.M.Gillett
- Genus:
Gentianella
(
- Tribe:
Gentianeae
(
- Family:
Gentianaceae
(
- Order:
Gentianales
(
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Gentianella auriculata (Pallas) J. Gillett
- Gentianella auriculata Pall., 1957
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Gentianella
There are approximately 488 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
G. achalensis · G. albanica · G. albidocaerulea · G. albidocoerulea · G. albo-rosea · G. alborosea · G. alborubra · G. aleutica · G. amabilis · G. amarella (Annual Gentian) · G. amarella eu-amarella · G. amarella f. albescens · G. amarella f. albiflora · G. amarella f. leucantha · G. amarella f. michauxiana · G. amarella hartwegii · G. amarella heterosepala (Annual Gentian) · G. amarella hibernica · G. amarella livonica · G. amarella mexicana · G. amarella reussii · G. amarella sandiana · G. amarella subsp. acuta · G. amarella subsp. eu-amarella · G. amarella subsp. hartwegii · G. amarella subsp. heterosepala · G. amarella subsp. livonica · G. amarella subsp. mexicana · G. amarella subsp. reussii · G. amarella subsp. sandiana · G. amarella subsp. takedae · G. amarella subsp. uliginosa · G. amarella subsp. yuparensis · G. amarella takedae · G. amarella uliginosa · G. amarella var. lingulata · G. amarella wrightii · G. amarella yuparensis · G. amoena · G. andreae-mathewsii · G. androsacea · G. anglica · G. angustiflora · G. angustifolia · G. anisodonta · G. anomala · G. antarctica · G. anthosphaera · G. antipoda · G. arenaria · G. armerioides · G. arrecta · G. aspera · G. astonii · G. astonii subsp. arduana · G. asyneumoides · G. atrata · G. atroviolacea · G. aurea (Golden Dwarfgentian) · G. auriculata (Eared Dwarf Gentian) · G. austriaca · G. austriaca f. albiflora · G. austriaca f. ionanthe · G. axillaris · G. azurea · G. baltica · G. bangii · G. barbata · G. barringtonensis · G. bawbawensis · G. beesiana · G. bellatula · G. bellidifolia · G. bellidifolia var. divisa · G. benedictae · G. bicolor · G. biebersteinii · G. bohemica · G. boliviana · G. brandtiana · G. brevisepala · G. bridgesii · G. briquetiana · G. bromifolia · G. brunneotincta · G. buchtienii · G. bulgarica · G. bulgarica f. albiflora · G. bulgarica jundolensis · G. bulgarica subsp. jundolensis · G. bulgarica var. albanica · G. cabrerae · G. calanchoides · G. calcarea · G. calcis · G. calcis subsp. manahune · G. calcis subsp. taiko · G. calcis subsp. waipara · G. calcis taiko · G. calcis waipara
Bibliography
- Ho Ting-nung; Liu Shang-wu, & Wu Ching-ju in Ho Ting-nung, ed. 1988. Gentianaceae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 62: 1-411.
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:
- University of Alaska Museum of the North, University of Alaska Museum of the North Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2653263
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-30063
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13749714
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:369159-1
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 30063
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 108650-2
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDGEN07030
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: GEAU5
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 40333
