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Canscora diffusa

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Canscora diffusa
Canscora diffusa from a riverbed in South East Burkina Faso
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Genus: Canscora
Species:
C. diffusa
Binomial name
Canscora diffusa
Synonyms

Gentiana diffusa Vahl
Canscora kirkii N.E.Br.
Orthostemon kirkii N.E.Br.

Canscora diffusa is a plant species in the genus Canscora. Diffutidin and diffutin are flavans, a type of flavonoid, found in C. diffusa.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Diffutin, a new adaptogenic glucosyloxyflavan from Canscora diffusa. Shibnath Ghosal, Saini K. S. and Sinha B. N., Journal of chemical research. Synopses, 1983, no12
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