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Genus: Chironia Life
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Gentianaceae
Chironia ?tetragona,
Brenton Blue Butterfly Reserve (Western Cape,
South Africa). |
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About 30 species, native to tropical and subtropical Africa and
Madagascar, with 17 species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
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Chironia albiflora
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Chironia arenaria |
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Chironia baccifera |
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Chironia decumbens |
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Chironia gratissima
Recorded from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Chironia jasminoides |
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Chironia krebsii |
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Chironia laxa |
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Chironia linoides |
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Chironia melampyrifolia |
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Chironia palustris |
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Chironia peduncularis |
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Chironia peglerae |
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Chironia purpurascens
See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Chironia serpyllifolia |
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Chironia stokoei |
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Chironia tetragona |
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