Gentianaceae
Leafless ghostplant
Voyria aphylla
- Family
- Gentianaceae
- Genus
- Voyria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Leafless ghostplant
Synonyms
- Ciminalis alpina Raf.
- Ciminalis angustifolia Raf.
- Ciminalis aphylla (Jacq.) Raf.
- Ciminalis grandiflora Raf.
- Exacum aphyllum (Jacq.) Willd.
- Gentiana aphylla Jacq.
- Hippion aphyllum (Jacq.) F.W.Schmidt
- Leiphaimos aphylla (Jacq.) Gilg
- Leiphaimos costaricensis Standl.
- Leiphaimos eximia Sandwith
- Leiphaimos feildenii Urb.
- Leiphaimos lutea C.V.Morton
- Leiphaimos pallida Walp.
- Leiphaimos pallidus Walp.
- Leiphaimos uniflora Miq.
- Leiphaimos uniflorus Miq.
- Lita aphylla (Jacq.) Cramer
- Lita uniflora F.Dietr.
- Vohiria aphylla (Jacq.) Pers.
- Vohiria uniflora Lam.
- Voyria araguensis H.Karst.
- Voyria pallida Garcke
- Voyria uniflora Pers.
- Voyria uniflora Lam.
- Voyria uniflora var. pallida M.Gómez
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eduardo Fernandez, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.