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Gentianella corymbifera, commonly known as grassland or tall gentian, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.
A naturally occurring penta-oxygenated xanthone pigment, called corymbiferin, with the molecular formula C15H12O7 [1,3,8-trihydroxy-4,5-dimethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one] has been isolated from the roots. The flowers only have six volatile compounds.
This species is found on the South Island of New Zealand, where it is generally found in the northern areas and to the east of the central spine of the mountains. It is rarer in Otago to the south.
Chionogentias diemensis · Gentianella alborosea · Autumn dwarf gentian · Gentianella androsacea · Early Gentian · Gentianella antarctica · Golden dwarfgentian · Barrington Snow Gentian · Common New Zealand Gentian · Field gentian · Auckland Island Gentian · Gentianella cernua
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gentianella corymbifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
