Canscora tetragona Schinz Schinziella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae.

[2] Its native range is Tropical Africa.

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zaïre.

[2] The genus name of Schinziella is in honour of Hans Schinz (1858–1941), a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of tetragona is derived from tetragonal meaning square or having four corners.