botanical record · discovered
Stemless Gentian
Gentiana acaulis
Stemless Gentian · Becherenzioo · Genciana · Genciana acaule · Gentian · Gentiane acaule · Gentiane de Koch · Genziana acaule · Genziana di Koch · Grande gentiane calcifuge · Gövdəciksiz acıçiçək · Hegyi tárnics
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: GENTIACAULIN, GENTIACAULOSIDE, P-OXYCINNAMOYLDELPHINIDIN-MONOGLUCOSIDE, GENTISIN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Gentianaceae
Scientific name: Gentiana acaulis
Common names: Stemless Gentian, Becherenzioo, Genciana, Genciana acaule, Gentian, Gentiane acaule, Gentiane de Koch, Genziana acaule, Genziana di Koch, Grande gentiane calcifuge, Gövdəciksiz acıçiçək, Hegyi tárnics
POWO: 367703-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in BE.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BE
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- METHOD OF MICROCLONAL REPRODUCTION OF TYPES OF GENTIAN YELLOW GENTIANA LUTEA L. AND GENTIAN STEMLESS GENTIANA ACAULIS L · 2006 source ↗
- Cooccurring Gentiana verna and Gentiana acaulis and their neighboring plants in two Swiss upper montane meadows harbor distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. · 2007 source ↗
- [On gentiacauleine, a new tetra-substituted xanthone, aglycone of gentiacauloside of Gentiana acaulis L]. · 1967 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- GENTIACAULIN
- GENTIACAULOSIDE
- P-OXYCINNAMOYLDELPHINIDIN-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- GENTISIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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