Khandala Canscora is a small annual herb, 10-20 cm tall, with slender
erect, angled stem. Oppositely arranged stalkless leaves, 1 cm long, are
ovate-lanceshaped. Pink flowers are borne on short stalks, in cymes at the
end of branches. Flowers are have 4 petals, apparently only 3, as two are
fused together. Stamens are 4 with thread-like filament. Stigma is 2-lobed.
Capsules are oblong, 6-8 mm long. Khandala Canscora is occasionally found
in the evergreen forests of Sahyadri Hills. Flowering: November.
Identification credit: Shrikant Ingalhalikar
Photographed on the Kas-Mahabaleshwar route, Maharashtra.
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