Gentianaceae
Coastal chironia
Chironia tetragona
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Chironia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Kusbitterwortel, Taaibitterwortel
- English
- Coastal chironia
Synonyms
- Chironia jasminoides Ker Gawl.
- Chironia scabra Krauss ex Prain
- Chironia scabrida Griseb.
- Chironia tabularis Page ex Steud.
- Chironia uniflora Lam.
- Chironia viscosa Zeyh. ex Griseb.
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.