Canscora bhatiana
Canscora bhatiana is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is named after Prof. K. Gopalakrishna Bhat, Department of Botany, Poornaprajna College, Udupi. [1][2]
| Canscora bhatiana | |
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| Plant and flower from Karakkund | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Gentianaceae |
| Genus: | Canscora |
| Species: | C. bhatiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Canscora bhatiana K.S.Prasad & Raveendran | |
| Synonyms | |
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Canscorinella bhatiana (K.S.Prasad & Raveendran) Shahina & Nampy | |
Description
Grows up to 12-24 cm high and is apically branched with quadrangular stem. Upper leaves are considerably reduced and lower leaves are sessile. Pink flowers with 4-5 petals are pedicellate and appear in dichasial cyme inflorescence.[1]
Distribution
Canscora bhatiana grows in exposed laterite rocks in the lateritic hills of Northern Kerala in Peninsular India. Flowering and fruiting season is during August to October.[1]
References
- Prasad, Subrahmanya (4 October 2012). "CANSCORA BHATIANA (GENTIANACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM KERALA, INDIA". International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences. 2 (4): 197–201 – via Research Gate.
- "Canscorinella bhatiana (K.S.Prasad & Raveendran) Shahina & Nampy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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