Kanayi

Kanayi is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, in South India. It is at a distance of 12 km from Payyannur. Vannathi Puzha and Meenkuzhi Dam are very important for its agriculture and fishing.

Geography

Kanayi is located on the northern bank of Perumba River. Its average elevation is at 13 metres above the sea level.

Climate

Kanayi has a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen Climate Classification, bordering upon a tropical savanna climate. Its monsoon season starts in late April and ends in early November. It receives the least amount of rainfall in February, with an average precipitation of ; and the most rainfall in June, with an average of.

Plants of Kanayi

Rijuraj M P et al reported a new endemic plant Rotala kanayensis from the marshy substratum of a drying depression on the lateritic rock surface.