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Internal ID UUID64401d92781db361355429
Scientific name Gentiana acaulis
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 228 (1753)

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Common products:
- The species is cultivated as an ornamental perennial for alpine and rock‑garden plantings, sold by horticultural nurseries as a ground‑cover and flower‑display plant.

Properties relevant to use:
- Low, mat‑forming habit; evergreen foliage; tolerance of cold, acidic soils; production of bright blue, trumpet‑shaped flowers; suitable for rock‑garden and low‑maintenance landscaping.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Propagation is performed by seed or vegetative cuttings in commercial nurseries, reducing reliance on wild collection. In regions where the plant occurs naturally, collection may be regulated under national plant‑protection laws and, for certain Gentiana taxa, under CITES Appendix II. Sustainable production emphasizes cultivated stock to protect wild populations.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Lexipyretum acaule Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées : 451 (1867)
Thylacitis grandiflora Delarbre Fl. Auvergne , ed. 2: 26 (1800)
Pneumonanthe acaulis F.W.Schmidt Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(1): 10 (1796)
Pneumonanthe grandiflora Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 335 (1821 publ. 1822)
Ciminalis acaulis Borkh. Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(1): 26 (1796)
Ciminalis grandiflora Mayrh. Fl. Monac. 1: t. 37 (1811)
Ciminalis longiflora Moench Methodus : 514 (1794)
Ericala alpina G.Don Gen. Hist. iv. 189.
Gentiana acaulis f. alba S.Redžić Glasn. Zemaljsk. Muz. Bosne Hercegovine Sarajevu Prir. Nauke 27: 87 (1988)
Gentiana acaulis var. minor (R.Nègre) Kerguélen Lejeunia , n.s., 120: 104 (1987)
Gentiana acaulis var. vulgaris Neilr. Fl. Wien Nachtr.: 190 1851
Gentiana excisa C.Presl Flora 11: 268 (1828)
Gentiana kochiana E.P.Perrier & Songeon Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Savoie 1853: 180 (1854)
Gentiana kochiana var. minor Negre Candollea 30: 307 (1975)
Gentiana vulgaris Beck Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 2: 129 (1887)
Gentianusa acaulis Pohl Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 252 (1809)
Hippion alpinum F.W.Schmidt Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(1): 10 (1796)
Ciminalis acaulis Moench
Gentiana grandiflora Lam. Fl. Franç. 2: 296 (1779)

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Language Common/alternative name
English stemless gentian
English trumpet gentian
English gentian
Spanish genciana azul
Spanish genciana
Spanish genciana de verano
Azerbaijani gövdəciksiz acıçiçək
azb گؤودجیکسیز آجیچیچک
Bulgarian безстъблена тинтява
Czech hořec kochův
Czech hořec bezlodyžný
German kochscher enzian
German silikat-glocken-enzian
German kochs enzian
German kiesel-glocken-enzian
Persian گلسپاسی بیساقه
French gentiane acaule
French gentiane de koch
Swiss German becherenzioo
Upper Sorbian kuši hórkowc
Italian genzianella
lld anzianes
Norwegian Bokmål alpesøte
Dutch stengelloze gentiaan
Dutch kochs gentiaan
Polish goryczka bezłodygowa
Romanian cupă
Slovak horec kochov
Slovak horec bezbyľový
Slovenian kochov svišč
Serbian Велемун
Ukrainian тирлич безстеблий
Ukrainian тирлич безстебловий
Chinese 無莖龍膽
Chinese 无茎龙胆

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Name Authority First published in
Gentiana acaulis subsp. dinarica (Beck) Barina Phytotaxa 378(1): 323. 2018
Gentiana acaulis subsp. acaulis Unknown

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Alternate between 20°C and 4°C for 3 months each, across multiple cycles, acknowledging that germination may be prolonged.
Germination Improved by GA3: Gibberellic Acid(GA3) is a plant growth hormone that can break dormancy and improve germination rates for seeds that are otherwise difficult to sprout.
avoid pricking out individually, transplant seedlings in clumps

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000696760
UNII 0SR9G8J0FE
USDA Plants GEAC4
Tropicos 13801365
INPN 99854
Flora of Italy 4027
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:367703-1
The Plant List kew-2819808
Missouri Botanical Garden 280829
PFAF Gentiana acaulis
Open Tree Of Life 63911
Observations.org 118185
NCBI Taxonomy 49933
IUCN Red List 203217
IPNI 367703-1
iNaturalist 130558
GBIF 6366597
Freebase /m/0fx6n
EPPO GETAC
Elurikkus 578183
USDA GRIN 17346
Wikipedia Gentiana_acaulis
CMAUP NPO22057

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Traditional Knowledge Evolution over Half of a Century: Local Herbal Resources and Their Changes in the Upper Susa Valley of Northwest Italy Sulaiman N, Zocchi DM, Borrello MT, Mattalia G, Antoniazzi L, Berlinghof SE, Bewick A, Häfliger I, Schembs M, Torri L, Pieroni A Plants (Basel) 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780445
doi:10.3390/plants13010043
PMID:38202351
Temporal Changes in the Use of Wild Medicinal Plants in Trentino–South Tyrol, Northern Italy Mattalia G, Graetz F, Harms M, Segor A, Tomarelli A, Kieser V, Zerbe S, Pieroni A Plants (Basel) 19-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10301116
doi:10.3390/plants12122372
PMID:37375997
Xanthones: Biosynthesis and Trafficking in Plants, Fungi and Lichens Badiali C, Petruccelli V, Brasili E, Pasqua G Plants (Basel) 04-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9967055
doi:10.3390/plants12040694
PMID:36840041
Edible Flowers Used in Some Countries of the Mediterranean Basin: An Ethnobotanical Overview Motti R, Paura B, Cozzolino A, de Falco B Plants (Basel) 28-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9736219
doi:10.3390/plants11233272
PMID:36501312
Anticancer, Cardio-Protective and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Natural-Sources-Derived Phenolic Acids A, Saleem A, Akhtar MF, Sharif A, Akhtar B, Siddique R, Ashraf GM, Alghamdi BS, Alharthy SA Molecules 26-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9656250
doi:10.3390/molecules27217286
PMID:36364110
Environmental variation drives the decoupling of leaf and root traits within species along an elevation gradient Weemstra M, Roumet C, Cruz-Maldonado N, Anthelme F, Stokes A, Freschet GT Ann Bot 11-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9486920
doi:10.1093/aob/mcac052
PMID:35405006
The Renaissance of Wild Food Plants: Insights from Tuscany (Italy) Baldi A, Bruschi P, Campeggi S, Egea T, Rivera D, Obón C, Lenzi A Foods 23-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8834290
doi:10.3390/foods11030300
PMID:35159452
Translational Informatics for Natural Products as Antidepressant Agents Singla RK, Joon S, Shen L, Shen B Front Cell Dev Biol 20-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8811306
doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.738838
PMID:35127696
Ethnomedicinal and Ethnobotanical Survey in the Aosta Valley Side of the Gran Paradiso National Park (Western Alps, Italy) Danna C, Poggio L, Smeriglio A, Mariotti M, Cornara L Plants (Basel) 09-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8778718
doi:10.3390/plants11020170
PMID:35050058
Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Algeria: A Multiregional Ethnobotanical Study Belhouala K, Benarba B Front Pharmacol 29-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8666619
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.760492
PMID:34912221
Biomass allocation and seasonal non-structural carbohydrate dynamics do not explain the success of tall forbs in short alpine grassland Hiltbrunner E, Arnaiz J, Körner C Oecologia 28-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8591020
doi:10.1007/s00442-021-04950-7
PMID:34047842
A Cow–Calf Farming System Fully Adapted to Elevation and Harsh Conditions in Andorra (Europe) Armengol R, Bassols M, Fraile L Animals (Basel) 26-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC7996773
doi:10.3390/ani11030611
PMID:33652717
Lineage‐specific plastid degradation in subtribe Gentianinae (Gentianaceae) Fu P, Sun S, Twyford AD, Li B, Zhou R, Chen S, Gao Q, Favre A Ecol Evol 22-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC8019047
doi:10.1002/ece3.7281
PMID:33841784
Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (northern Italy, southern Alps): biodiversity and use Petelka J, Plagg B, Säumel I, Zerbe S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7690129
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00419-8
PMID:33243238
Renegotiating situativity: transformations of local herbal knowledge in a Western Alpine valley during the past 40 years Fontefrancesco MF, Pieroni A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 01-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7528274
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00402-3
PMID:32998765

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Agarofurans
[(1S,2R,5R,6R,7S,8S,9S)-8-acetyloxy-7-benzoyloxy-2,10,10-trimethyl-5-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)-11-oxatricyclo[7.2.1.01,6]dodecan-6-yl]methyl pyridine-3-carboxylate 163080558 Click to see CC1CCC(C2(C13CC(C(C2OC(=O)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC(=O)C)C(O3)(C)C)COC(=O)C5=CN=CC=C5)OC(=O)C(C)C 607.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Chromones
2-Hydroxymethyl-6-methoxymethyleugenin 10015748 Click to see 266.25 unknown via CMAUP database
6-Hydroxymethyleugenin 12084957 Click to see CC1=CC(=O)C2=C(C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)CO)O 236.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthones
(1,8-Diacetyloxy-6-methoxy-9-oxoxanthen-2-yl) acetate 162973838 Click to see 400.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
(8-Acetyloxy-1,7-dimethoxy-9-oxoxanthen-3-yl) acetate 163064602 Click to see 372.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
1,2-Dihydroxy-6-methoxy-8-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 85446566 Click to see 568.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
1,2,6,8-Tetramethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one 13965888 Click to see 316.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
1,6-Dihydroxy-2,8-dimethoxy-9H-xanthen-9-one 5465786 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
1,7-Dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone 5281634 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2003-42784
1,8-Dihydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyxanthone 5281653 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2003-42784
2-hydroxy-1,6-dimethoxy-8-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 14828374 Click to see 450.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
2-hydroxy-6,8-dimethoxy-1-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 163033149 Click to see 582.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
2-Hydroxy-6,8-dimethoxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxyxanthen-9-one 163033148 Click to see 582.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
Bellidifolin 5281623 Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC3=C(C=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)O 274.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
Decussatin 5378284 Click to see 302.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
Demethylbellidifolin 5281626 Click to see 260.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
Gentiabavaroside 44577325 Click to see COC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)COC4C(C(C(CO4)O)O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)C5=C(O2)C=CC(=C5OC)O 582.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
Isogentiakochianoside 15714468 Click to see 568.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
Swertianin 5281661 Click to see 274.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85926-9
https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2003-42784
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives
2-(3-Ethenylpyridin-4-yl)ethanol 5317555 Click to see C=CC1=C(C=CN=C1)CCO 149.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxy-dihydrochalcones
3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1-[2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-[2,4,6-trihydroxy-3-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl]phenyl]phenyl]propan-1-one 101936064 Click to see 574.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BMC.2008.03.069

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