Canscora alata

Canscora alata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Chironieae
Subtribus: Canscorinae
Genus: Canscora
Species: Canscora alata

Name

Canscora alata (Roth) Wall., 1831

Synonyms

• Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.
• Cobamba blancoi Blanco
• Exacum alatum Roth
• Pladera decussata Roxb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Cambodia, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. : 153, no. 4363.

Additional references

• Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M.A.Y., Farag, I., Candinga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) 2015. The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan. An annotated checklist. x + 400 pp., Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-473-1 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Canscora alata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Canscora alata. Published online. Accessed: Jul 10 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Canscora alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Canscora alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Canscora alata. Accessed: 10 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Canscora alata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

മലയാളം: കാഞ്ചൻകോര

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