Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.fil. is a plant in the Gentianaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.fil.

Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.fil.

Chironia purpurascens, purple or dwarf chironia, is a Chironia species native to four southern African countries.

Family
Genus
Chironia
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chironia purpurascens (E.Mey.) Benth. & Hook.fil.

Chironia purpurascens, commonly known as purple chironia or dwarf chironia, is a plant species belonging to the genus Chironia. This species is native to Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Within South Africa, it occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, and the Western Cape.

Photo: (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Gentianaceae Chironia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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