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Chirons

Chironia

Chirons
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Gentianaceae (Gentian family)

About

Chironia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to southern Africa. It is named after Chiron, the centaur known for his use of medicinal plants, as number of Chironia species are used in traditional medicines.

Other Chironia plants

Small white chironia · Chironia angolensis · Sandveld Chiron · Christmas berry · Chironia baumiana · Sprawling Chiron · Chironia elgonensis · Chironia erythraeoides · Chironia fernandesiana · Chironia flexuosa · Chironia gratissima · Chironia jasminoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chironia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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