Type of Flowers
Gentiana: Gentiana is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian identify unit of measurement (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, together with the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With well-nigh 400 species it is considered a large genus. They are notable for their by together with large large, trumpet-shaped flowers, which are ofttimes of an intense blue. The genus lift is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian Rex who may accept been the discoverer of tonic properties inward gentians.
This is a cosmopolitan genus, occurring inward alpine habitats inward temperate regions of Asia, Europe together with the Americas. Some species likewise occur inward northwestern Africa, eastern Australia, together with New Zealand. They are annual, biennial, together with perennial plants. Some are evergreen, others are not.
Many gentians are hard to grow exterior their wild habitat, but several species are available inward cultivation. Gentians are fully hardy together with tin grow inward sum Sun or partial shade. They grow inward well-drained, neutral to acid soils rich inward humus. They are pop inward stone gardens.
Gentiana punctata leaves together with roots accept been used inward the traditional Austrian medicine internally together with externally equally liqueur or tea for handling of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, skin, locomotor system, liver together with bile, for paediatric problems, fever, flu, rheumatism together with gout.
Gentians accept oppositely arranged leaves, sometimes inward a basal rosette. The trumpet-shaped flowers are commonly deep bluish or azure, but tin hold upward white, cream, yellow, or red. Many species are polymorphic amongst abide by to blossom color, bearing flowers of dissimilar colors. Blue-flowered species predominate inward the Northern Hemisphere, amongst red-flowered species dominant inward the Andes, where plane pollination is belike to a greater extent than ofttimes favored past times natural selection. White-flowered species are scattered throughout the attain of the genus but dominate inward New Zealand. Most flowers are pentamerous, amongst five lobes inward the corolla together with five sepals. H5N1 few species accept four to vii blossom parts. The corolla has folds called plicae betwixt the lobes. The mode is curt or absent. The ovary is by together with large sessile together with has nectary glands.
