Taxon:
Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. veg. 3:301. 1818
Verified:
02/05/2003
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. URL: http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
- George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
- Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
- Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
- Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
- Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of China Checklist (on-line resource). URL: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/TROPICOS/china/welcome.html
- Thiv, M. 2003. A taxonomic revision of Canscora, Cracosna, Duplipetala, Hoppea, Microrphium, Phyllocyclus, and Schinziella (Gentianaceae - Canscorinae). Blumea 48:11. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nhn/blumea
- Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
Transcribed Chinese
pu di chuan xin cao –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Tanzania | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Malawi | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Mozambique | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zambia | | |
1 | Native | Africa | South Tropical Africa | Zimbabwe | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea-Bissau | | |
1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Liberia | | |
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-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guizhou Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan Sheng | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bangladesh | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Bhutan | | |
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 | Laos | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Thailand | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Vietnam | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Indonesia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Malaysia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Northern Territory | n. |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Queensland | n. |
1 | Native | Australasia | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | n. |
1 | Native | Pacific | Southwestern Pacific | New Caledonia | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
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SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China [Guizhou Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
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INDO-CHINA:
Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
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MALESIA:
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia [Queensland (n.), Western Australia (n.), Northern Territory (n.)]
Pacific
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SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
New Caledonia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |