English: Apparating moon-gentian; Moon-gentian.
Clades: Helieae,
Gentianaceae.
Genus: 105 specie.
Region: mountainous regions of the Neotropics, Mesoamerica, South America; Andes, 85 species, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia; southern Mesoamerica, 6 species, Costa Rica and Panama; Greater Antilles, 3 species, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica; Pantepui, 6 species, Guayana, Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana; southeastern Brazil, 5 species.
Culture: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (1998).
BotanyHerbs, shrubs, epiphytes and small trees to 10 m tall.
Flowers: white, cream, yellow to green;
Corolla: large, open, campanulate to funnel-form
Pollination: diurnal by hummingbirds, insects and butterflies, at night by bats moths and insects.
Leaves: hairy.