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Accepted name:: Centaurium erythraea subsp. suffruticosum (Griseb.) Greuter [Gentianaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Centaurium erythraea Rafn
Infraspecies:: 10

Centaurium erythraea subsp. apertum (H.Lindb.) Greuter

Centaurium erythraea subsp. bernardii (Maire & Sauvage) Greuter

Centaurium erythraea subsp. enclusense (O.Bolòs, Molin. & P.Monts.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Centaurium erythraea subsp. grandiflorum (Biv.) Melderis

Centaurium erythraea subsp. limoniiforme (Greuter) Greuter

Centaurium erythraea subsp. majus (Hoffmanns. & Link) M.Laínz

Centaurium erythraea subsp. rhodense (Boiss. & Reut.) Melderis

Centaurium erythraea subsp. rumelicum (Velen.) Melderis

Centaurium erythraea subsp. turcicum (Velen.) Melderis

Centaurium erythraea subsp. erythraea

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
centaurii herba	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
centaury	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowering aerial parts		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
aerial parts	dried, whole or cut aerial parts	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
aerial parts	whole or fragmented dried flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
flowering aerial parts	Whole or fragmented dried flowering aerial parts	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Centaurium erythraea subsp. bifrons (Pau) Greuter Willdenowia 11: 279 (1981).
Centaurium suffruticosum (Griseb.) Ronniger Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereines Steiermark 52: 321 (1916).
Erythraea suffruticosa (Griseb.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 596 (1840).
Centaurium graciliflorum (Pomel) Druce Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 613 (1917).
Centaurium majus var. suffriticosum (Griseb.) Zeltner Bull. Soc. Neuchâteloise Sci. Nat. 93: 109 (1970).
Centaurium minus var. bifrons Pau Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 22: 60 (1922).
Centaurium minus f. herculea Pau Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 361 (1924).
Centaurium minus var. suffruticosum (Griseb.) Pau Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 361 (1924).
Centaurium umbellatum f. alboroseum Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 32: 213 (1941).
Centaurium umbellatum subsp. bifrons (Pau) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 577 (1934).
Centaurium umbellatum var. breviflorum Batt. ex Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 32: 213 (1941).
Centaurium umbellatum f. leucanthum Faure & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 32: 213 (1941).
Centaurium umbellatum subsp. perenne Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 436 (1938).
Centaurium umbellatum var. perenne (Maire) Sauvage & Vindt Trav. Inst. Sci. Chérifien, Sér. Bot. 1: 108 (1952).
Centaurium umbellatum subsp. suffruticosum (Griseb.) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 577 (1934).
Chironia suffruticosa Salzm. ex Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent.: 141 (1838).
Erythraea centaurium var. suffruticosa Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent.: 140 (1839).
Erythraea fastuosa Caball. Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 13: 237 (1913).
Erythraea fastuosa var. bifrons Caball. Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 13: 237 (1913).
Erythraea graciliflora Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 13 (1874).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Centaurium erythraea subsp. bifrons	Med./Cosm. Potential of Endemic Pl. Morocco (Bourgou et al., 2021)
Centaurium suffruticosum (Griseb.) Ronn.	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Erythraea suffructicosa	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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