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| name = ''Centaurium''<br />
| image = Centaurium erythraea (plant).jpg<br />
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| image_caption = ''Centaurium erythraea''<br />
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br />
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br />
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br />
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]<br />
| familia = [[Gentianaceae]]<br />
| genus = '''''Centaurium'''''<br />
| genus_authority = [[John Hill (author)|Hill]]<br />
| subdivision_ranks = Species<br />
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'''''Centaurium''''' (formerly ''Erythraea'') is a [[genus]] containing about 50 [[species]] in the [[gentian]] family ([[Gentianaceae]]), tribe [[Chironieae]], subtribe [[Chironiinae]]. The genus was named after the [[centaur]] [[Chiron]], famed in [[Greek mythology]] for his skill in [[medicinal herbs]]. The common name for plants in this genus is '''Centaury'''.<br />
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This genus is primarily distributed in the [[Mediterranean Basin|Mediterranean]]. However, species such as ''Centaurium littorale'' are widespread, but not common, between the northern Mediterranean and [[Scandinavia]].<br />
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Plants in the genus contain bitter principals, and are sometimes used medicinally as a [[stomachic]] and [[tonic]].<br />
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==Species==<br />
*''[[Centaurium beyrichii]]'' — Rock Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium calycosum]]'' <small>(Buckley) Fernald</small><br />
*''[[Centaurium erythraea]]'' <small>(Griseb.) Wight</small> — Common Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium exaltatum]]'' <small>Rafin.</small><br />
*''[[Centaurium littorale]]'' <small>(Turner) Gilmore</small> — Seaside Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium muhlenbergii]]'' <small>(Griseb.) Wight</small><br />
*''[[Centaurium pulchellum]]'' <small>(Sw.) Druce</small> — Lesser Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium scilloides]]'' <small>(L.) Samp.</small> — Perennial Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium spicatum]]'' <small>(L.) Fernald</small> — Spiked Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium tenuiflorum]]'' <small>(Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch</small> — Slender Centaury<br />
*''[[Centaurium texense]]'' <small>(Grieseb.) Fernald</small><br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~struwe/gentnet/index.htm Gentian Research Network]<br />
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{{Commonscat|Centaurium}}<br />
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[[Category:Gentianaceae]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]</div>Envoy