About Pierced Leaf Canscora
Canscora perfoliata, the pierced leaf canscora, is a herbaceous species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Canscora perfoliata
- Genus
- Canscora
- Family
- GENTIANACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in moist deciduous forests among grasses
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കാഞ്ചന കോര kansjan-kora
Botanical family
Gentianaceae
Gentian family
Pierced Leaf Canscora belongs to the Gentianaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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