Gentianaceae

A family of some 80 genera and 900 species of herbs, rarely shrubs or small trees, mainly from temperate regions of the world. [FNSW]. Represented in the Hortus by a number of ornamental plants.

Plants in this Family

1. Chironia jasminoides Ker-Gawl.
2. Eustoma russellianum (Hook.) G.Don
3. Gentiana asclepiadea L.
4. Gentiana septemfida Pall.
5. Lisianthus splendens Hook.
6. Orphium frutescens L.
7. Orphium frutescens L. var grandiflora