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Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br.

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Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymCanscora decurrens Dalz.
synonymCanscora diffusa var. tetraptera V.N. Naik & D.S. Pokle
synonymCanscora divaricata Miq. ex C. B. Cl.
synonymCanscora foliosa D. Don
synonymCanscora khandalensis Santapau
synonymCanscora kirkii N. E. Br.
synonymCanscora lancifolia Miq. ex C. B. Cl.
synonymCanscora lauri C. B. Cl.
synonymCanscora lawii Wight
synonymCanscora pauciflora Dals.
synonymCanscora rubiflora X.X. Chen
synonymCanscora tenella Wall.
synonymCobamba dichotoma Blanco
synonymExacum diffusum (Vahl) Willd.
synonymExacum erectum Roth
synonymExacum tenellum Herb. Madr. ex Wall.
synonymFlemingia virgata Roxb. ex Wall.
synonymGentiana diffusa Vahl
synonymOrthostemon erectum R. Br.
synonymOrthostemon huegelii Griseb.
synonymOrthostemon kirkii N. E. Br.
synonymPladera virgata Roxb.
🗒 Common Names
Hindi
  • भुई नीम Bhui Neem
Irula
  • Poolaikkida
Malayalam
  • Jeerakapullu
Marathi
  • किलवर Kilwar
Other
  • Canscora
  • Jeerakapullu
  • Kilwar
Sanskrit
  • शंखपुष्पी Sankhapushpi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Stem 4-angular. Lower leaves 2 x 1.5 cm, elliptic, petiolate; upper ones ovate, sessile, 3-ribbed, glabrous. Cymes terminal; bracts ovate. Flowers many; pedicel 1 cm long, filiform; calyx 6 mm long, wingless, 5-toothed, glabrous; corolla white, 9 mm long, tube cylindrical, lobes lanceolate, acute; two stamens fertile, two sterile. Capsule 5 mm long, linear-oblong.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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      References 
        Habit: A small, slender, annual herb, upto 30cm.
        Keystone Foundation
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        Contributors 
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        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: October-January
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            In terminal or axillary panicles; pink to whitish. Flowering from January-April.

            Fruit

            An oblong-compressed capsule; seeds many, rounded or angular, minutely rugose. Fruiting March onwards.

            Field tips

            Stem narrowly 4-winged. Pedicels terete.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Opposite

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Elliptic to ovate-lanceolate

            Leaf Apex

            Acute

            Leaf Base

            (Sub)cordate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Plains to Mid Altitude, Moist Localities
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Along stream banks and grasslands
                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Description
                  Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wynad Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruchchirappalli
                  G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Found along the river banks, fallow fields from plains to 800m. Common. Tropical Africa, S. & S.E.Asia to Australia.
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                    Contributors 
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                    References 
                      Global Distribution

                      Tropical Africa, Asia and Australia

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Malappuram, Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikkode, Thrissur

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        No Data
                        📚 Occurrence
                        No Data
                        📚 Uses and Management
                        Uses

                        System of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda
                        Ayurveda
                        Medicinal
                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Ayurveda

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=426
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=426
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          References 
                            Folklore
                            Indigenous Information: Leaves eaten after boiling.
                            Keystone Foundation
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                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
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                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                              2. Canscora lawii Wight, Ic. t. 1327. 1848.
                              3. Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 3: 301. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 103. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 878(617). 1923; Agrawal, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 982. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 173. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 263. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 235. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 181. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 290. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 252. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 447. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 298. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 304. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 230. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 298. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 433. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 257. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 199. 2002; Mike Thiv, Blumea 48: 11. 2003; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 325. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 544. 2009.
                              4. Canscora decurrens Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2:136.1850; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 878(617). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 263. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 235. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 290. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 446. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 298. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 458. 2002.
                              5. Gentiana diffusa Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 47. 1794.
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=426
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                              2. Canscora lawii Wight, Ic. t. 1327. 1848.
                              3. Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 3: 301. 1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 103. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 878(617). 1923; Agrawal, Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 3: 982. 1982; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 173. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 263. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 235. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 181. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 290. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 252. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 447. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 298. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 304. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 230. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 298. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 433. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 257. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 199. 2002; Mike Thiv, Blumea 48: 11. 2003; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 325. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 544. 2009.
                              4. Canscora decurrens Dalz. in Hook.'s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2:136.1850; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 878(617). 1923; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 263. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 235. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 290. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 446. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 298. 1990; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 458. 2002.
                              5. Gentiana diffusa Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 47. 1794.
                              6. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=426

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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassMagnoliopsida
                              OrderGentianales
                              FamilyGentianaceae
                              GenusCanscora
                              SpeciesCanscora diffusa (Vahl) R. Br.
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