Canscora bhatiana

Canscora bhatiana
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
Canscorinella bhatiana(K.S.Prasad & Raveendran) Shahina & Nampy

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]}

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

1. 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.
2. "Canscorinella bhatiana (K.S.Prasad & Raveendran) Shahina & Nampy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-21.