Canthium angustifolium

Narrow Leaved Canthium
Canthium angustifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Canthium
Species: C. angustifolium
Binomial name
Canthium angustifolium
Roxb.
Synonyms
  • Canthium leschenaultii (DC.) Wight & Arn.
  • Canthium trachystyle Ridl.
  • Dondisia leschenaultii DC.

Canthium angustifolium, with the common name narrow leaved Canthium, is native to southern tropical Asia.[1][2]


The large shrub is found in eastern India (including Assam), Bangladesh, and Myanmar (former Burma).[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "India Biodiversity Portal". Indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Canthium angustifolium
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Pilikula Nisarga Dhama". Pilikula.com. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Canthium angustifolium". Envis.frlht.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
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