| Narrow-leaved canthium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Canthium |
| Species: | C. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthium angustifolium | |
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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]
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