Canscora Explained

Canscora is a genus 9 to 30^[1] species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.^[1] Some species are used medicinally.^[2]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of November 2022:

• Canscora alata
• Canscora andrographioides
• Canscora bhatiana
• Canscora bidoupensis
• Canscora ciathula
• Canscora concanensis
• Canscora diffusa
• Canscora heteroclita
• Canscora macrocalyx
• Canscora pauciflora
• Canscora perfoliata
• Canscora roxburghii
• Canscora schultesii
• Canscora shrirangiana
• Canscora stricta
• Canscora tetraptera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canscora in Flora of China @ efloras.org . . eFloras.org . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 24 May 2013.
2. Indian Medicinal Plants: a compendium of 500 species, edited by Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier's Ayur Vaidya Sala