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| Large leaf gentian | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Gentiana |
| Species: | G. macrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Gentiana macrophylla Pall.
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| Synonyms | |
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Gentiana macrophylla, the large leaf gentian, is called qin jiao(秦艽) in Chinese. Synonyms include G. straminea, G. crassiaulisor, and G. dahurica. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia.[1]
Chemical constituents include gentianine, gentianidine, gentiopicroside, and gentianol.[citation needed]