Taxon: Centaurium tenuiflorum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Fritsch

Summary

Genus:

Centaurium

Family:

Gentianaceae

Tribe:

Chironieae

Subtribe:

Chironiinae

Nomen number:

467743

Place of publication:

E. E. A. Janchen, Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereins Univ. Wien ser. 2, 5:97. 1907 "Centaurion"

Protologue link:

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c053926620?urlappend=%3Bseq=385%3Bownerid=13510798903415496-403

Comment:

on p. 107 Janchen thanked Fritsch for giving him permission to publish some of his manuscript names, indicating that Fritsch "contributed in some way" to Janchen's publication (Madrid ICN Art. 46.2)

Verified:

02/18/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Erythraea tenuiflora Hoffmanns. & Link

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Keener, B. R. 2013. Two vascular plant species new to the Alabama flora. Phytoneuron 2013-61:1-4.
Mink, J. N. et al. 2011. Centaurium tenuiflorum (Gentianaceae) new to Oklahoma and notes on Centaurium texense in Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011-49:1-3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pringle, J. S. 2010. The identity and nomenclature of the Pacific North American species Zeltnera muhlenbergii (Gentianaceae) and its distinction from Centaurium tenuiflorum and other species with which it has been confused. Madroño 57:184-202.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	slender centaury			1	Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym	Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece	Aegean Islands		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain	Baleares		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias		Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia		George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand	North Island		Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand	South Island		Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Mink, J. N. et al. 2011. Centaurium tenuiflorum (Gentianaceae) new to Oklahoma and notes on Centaurium texense in Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011-49:1-3.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Pringle, J. S. 2010. The identity and nomenclature of the Pacific North American species Zeltnera muhlenbergii (Gentianaceae) and its distinction from Centaurium tenuiflorum and other species with which it has been confused. Madroño 57:184-202.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		Keener, B. R. 2013. Two vascular plant species new to the Alabama flora. Phytoneuron 2013-61:1-4.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Pringle, J. S. 2010. The identity and nomenclature of the Pacific North American species Zeltnera muhlenbergii (Gentianaceae) and its distinction from Centaurium tenuiflorum and other species with which it has been confused. Madroño 57:184-202.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		Pringle, J. S. 2010. The identity and nomenclature of the Pacific North American species Zeltnera muhlenbergii (Gentianaceae) and its distinction from Centaurium tenuiflorum and other species with which it has been confused. Madroño 57:184-202.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Pakistan

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece [Aegean Islands], Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain [Baleares], France, Portugal

Naturalized
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia]
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand [North Island, South Island]

Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Reference(s)

Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
Baldwin, B. G. et al., eds. The Jepson manual: vascular plants of California (on-line resource).
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Keener, B. R. 2013. Two vascular plant species new to the Alabama flora. Phytoneuron 2013-61:1-4.
Mink, J. N. et al. 2011. Centaurium tenuiflorum (Gentianaceae) new to Oklahoma and notes on Centaurium texense in Mexico. Phytoneuron 2011-49:1-3.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Pringle, J. S. 2010. The identity and nomenclature of the Pacific North American species Zeltnera muhlenbergii (Gentianaceae) and its distinction from Centaurium tenuiflorum and other species with which it has been confused. Madroño 57:184-202.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.

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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467743. Accessed 28 October 2026.