Genus Exacum L.


Summary
Genus number:
4571
Last updated:
23 September 2004
Family:
Gentianaceae
Tribe:
Exaceae
Accession count:

9 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
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References:
  1. Klackenberg, J. 1985. The genus Exacum (Gentianaceae). 1-144.
  2. Yuan, Y. M. et al. 2004. Phylogeny and biogeography of Exacum (Gentianaceae): a disjunctive distribution in the Indian Ocean Basin resulted from long distance dispersal and extensive radiation. Syst. Biol. 54:21-34.
  3. Yuan, Y.-M. et al. 2003. Monophyly and relationships of the tribe Exaceae (Gentianaceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal and chloroplast DNA sequences. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 28:500-517.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4571. Accessed 10 May 2026.