Gentianella crispata, (Vis.) J. Holub

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 64

6. G. crispata (Vis.) J. Holub , Folia Geobot. Phytotax. (Praha) 2: 117 (1967)

( Gentiana crispata Vis. ).

Glabrous biennial; stem 2-20 cm, covered at base with brown remains of the previous year’s leaves. Basal leaves obovate-spathulate, middle cauline elliptic-lanceolate, subobtuse, the upper ovate-lanceolate, acute. Inflorescence corymbose. Flowers 5-merous. Calyxlobes subequal, about as long as the tube, with strongly crispate, blackish margin. Corolla 12-20mm, violet or whitish; tube nearly twice as long as calyx. Capsule distinctly stipitate. Mountains. • C. part o fBalkan peninsula; S. Italy. Al Bu It Ju.

Ecotypic variation occurs, but further investigation of it is needed.

G. caucasea (Loddiges ex Sims) J. Holub , loc. cit. (1967) has been recorded, though not recently, from Turkey-in-Europe; it has 5-merous flowers, equal, narrowly linear, falcate calyx-lobes and the calyx-tube split down one side.