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Canscora bhatiana

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Canscora bhatiana
Plant and flower from Karakkund
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.