Gentianaceae
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Family
Gentianaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Gentianaceae
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Common Names
Gentian Family
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Description
Number of genera: 75
Number of species: 1,000
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is cosmopolitan in distribution, but most common in temperate and subtropical regions, and in tropical mountains. The largest genus by far is Gentiana with perhaps 400 species.
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Floras and Monographs
Gentianaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.