| Accepted name: |
Centaurium erythraea Rafn. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Centaurium minus auct. non Moench
-Centaurium umbellatum Gilib.
-Erythraea centaurium (L.) Pers.
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| English names: |
Common Centaury
Erythraea-like Centaury
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCENER
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
A concoction is used against bile and liver diseases. The herb is used for seasoning brandy in Hungary. Often wild plants are used. In some cases the rare wild plants are transplanted to gardens, vineyards and orchards(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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