Canscora

Canscora is a genus 9^[3] to 30^[4] species of plants in the family Gentianaceae. Canscora is native to Africa, Asia and Australia.^[4] Some species are used medicinally.^[5]

Canscora
Canscora diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Tribe:	Chironieae
Subtribe:	Canscorinae
Genus:	Canscora Lam.
Species
See text
Synonyms[1][2]
Pladera Sol. ex Roxb. Canscorinella Shahina & Nampy Centaurium Borkh. Cobamba Blanco Heterocanscora C.B.Clarke Orthostemon R.Br. Pootia Dennst.

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of November 2022:^[2]

• Canscora alata (Roth) Wall.
• Canscora andrographioides Griff. ex C.B.Clarke
• Canscora bhatiana K.S.Prasad & Raveendran
• Canscora bidoupensis Hul
• Canscora ciathula Aver.
• Canscora concanensis C.B.Clarke
• Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
• Canscora heteroclita (L.) Gilg
• Canscora macrocalyx Miq.
• Canscora pauciflora Dalzell
• Canscora perfoliata Lam.
• Canscora roxburghii Arn. ex Miq.
• Canscora schultesii Wall. ex Griseb.
• Canscora shrirangiana Kambale, Kolte & A.Deshp.
• Canscora stricta Sedgw.
• Canscora tetraptera (Naik & Pokle) Arun Pr. & Sardesai