Gyrandra Explained

Gyrandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, found in Texas, Mexico and Central America. Annual herbs, they are usually found in montane pine-oak forests.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Gyrandra blumbergiana (B.L.Turner) J.S.Pringle
• Gyrandra brachycalyx (Standl. & L.O.Williams) G.Mans.
• Gyrandra chironioides Griseb.
• Gyrandra pauciflora (M.Martens & Galeotti) G.Mans.
• Gyrandra pterocaulis (C.R.Broome) G.Mans.
• Gyrandra tenuifolia (M.Martens & Galeotti) G.Mans.

Notes and References

1. 10.2307/4135447 . 4135447 . A new classification of the polyphyletic genus Centaurium Hill. (Chironiinae, Gentianaceae): Description of the New World endemic Zeltnera, and reinstatement of Gyrandra Griseb. and Schenkia Griseb. . 2004 . Mansion . Guilhem . Taxon . 53 . 3 . 719–740 .
2. Web site: Gyrandra Griseb. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 21 August 2020 .