{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/genera/gentiana/?format=json","slug":"gentiana","latin_name":"Gentiana","description":"Gentiana () is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the gentian family (Gentianaceae), the tribe Gentianeae, and the monophyletic subtribe Gentianinae. With over 300 species, it is considered a large genus. Gentians are notable for their mostly large trumpet-shaped flowers, which are often of an intense blue hue.\nThe genus name is a tribute to Gentius, an Illyrian king who may have discovered tonic properties in gentians.","gbif_id":3170037,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/gentiana_thumbnail_ioS2JMI.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/gentiana_thumbnail_es2leFB.jpg"}