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botanical illustration of Stemless Gentian, Gentiana acaulis

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

Gentiana acaulis
Gentiana acaulis · Petar Milošević

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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