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Taxon:
Canscora alata
(Roth) Wall.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Canscora
Family:
Gentianaceae
Tribe:
Chironieae
Subtribe:
Canscorinae
Nomen number:
418842
Place of publication:
Numer. List 153, no. 4363. 1831
Verified:
08/09/2001
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
Exacum alata
Roth
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Canscora decussata
(Roxb.) Schult. & Schult. f.
Pladera decussata
Roxb.
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Reference(s)
Humbert, J.-H., ed.
1936-. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Thiv, M.
2003. A taxonomic revision of
Canscora
,
Cracosna
,
Duplipetala
,
Hoppea
,
Microrphium
,
Phyllocyclus
, and
Schinziella
(Gentianaceae - Canscorinae). Blumea 48:6.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
Common names
English
canscora –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Comoros
1
Native
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
n.
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
n.
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Mali
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
,
Togo
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Comoros
,
Madagascar
(n.)
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
,
Thailand
(n.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
fide Herbs Commerce ed2; Wealth India RM ed2, as
C. decussata
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
as
Canscora decussata
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References