Canscora perfoliata

Canscora perfoliata, the pierced leaf canscora, is a herbaceous species of plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.^[1][2]

Canscora perfoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Gentianaceae
Genus:	Canscora
Species:	C. perfoliata
Binomial name
Canscora perfoliata Lam.

Description

Canscora perfoliata is a small annual herb, 15–50 cm high. Stem is 4-winged. Oblong, lance shaped, sessile leaves are oppositely arranged. Upper leaves are nearly circular with stem piercing through them. Hence the common name pierced leaf canscora. Pink, four petal flowers appear in cyme. Flowering and fruiting season is November to February.^[1][2]