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]
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]
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]
Canscora bhatiana is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is named after Prof. K. Gopalakrishna Bhat, Department of Botany, Poornaprajna College, Udupi.
