Derivation of specific name
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decussata: leaves opposite, in pairs alternating at right-angles; decussate.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=172550
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Description
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Branched, erect annual herb, 15-30 cm tall. Stem 4-winged, hairless. Leaves opposite, sessile but narrowing into a petiole-like base, lanceolate to ovate, 7-30 mm long, 3-veined, hairless . Flowers in terminal and axillary cymes, rarely solitary. Bracts sessile, 3-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, 3-veined. Calyx 4-winged, swollen towards the base; tube 5-8 mm long; teeth ovate-lanceolate, 1.5 mm long. Corolla white to pale pink; tube 6-8 mm long; lobes 4, unequal, up to 4 × 3.5 mm, obovate, sometimes emarginate. Fruit a cylindric capsule, 5.5-7.5 mm long.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=172550
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Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in tropical Africa (see note), Madagascar, tropical Asia and Australia.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem. & Schult. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=172550
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- Mark Hyde
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- Petra Ballings
Canscora alata: Brief Summary
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Canscora alata is a herbaceous species of plant in the family Gentianaceae, with a self-supporting growth habit. It is commonly known as samgamoli, kanjenkora, sangupushpi, sangupushpi, kanjenkora and samgamoli. It is growing in moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. it is widely distributed in tropical Africa and South Asia.
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