Herbarium JCB

Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R.Br.

Family : GENTIANACEAE
(GENTIAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Gentianaceae
Species : Canscora diffusa
Basionym : Gentiana diffusa Vahl
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Canscora diffusa (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Vernacular name : Janjada (Tel.); Burrurria (Ori.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0502
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & Navendu Page
Collection Date : 25/02/16
Collection Locality : Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Nayagarh District, Odisha State
Habitat : Stream banks of Mixed forest
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : October-April
Native : India
Comments : On moist hilly regions, in shade along stream banks and fallow fields up to 800 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Penchalakona Hills (Nellore district), Srikakulam district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Kalahandi district, Koraput district, Gandamardhan Hills (Bargarh district), Keonjhar district, Mahanadi Wildlife Sanctuary (Nayagarh district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, India, Sri Lanka, South-East Asia, Tropical Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Canscora diffusa. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.