Canscora bhatiana
Appearance
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
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Binomial name | |
Canscora bhatiana K.S.Prasad & Raveendran
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Canscorinella bhatiana (K.S.Prasad & Raveendran) Shahina & Nampy | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-21.