Aspidopterys canarensis
| Aspidopterys canarensis | |
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| Aspidopterys canarensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Aspidopterys |
| Species: | A. canarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidopterys canarensis | |
Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as the Kanara climber is a liana species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.[1] The species has a restricted natural distribution, occurring only in a few pockets of semi-evergreen forests in Kerala and Karnataka.[2]
Description
Leaves are hairless, ovate to elliptic-lance shaped and long-pointed. Flowers are clustered in slender stalks, borne in leaf axils or leafscars. Bracts and sepals are velvety. Petals are yellow. Samara is nearly circular and papery.
Phenology
Flowering: February-May.
References
- ^ Gnanaolivu, S.D., Erinjery, J.J., Campera, M. and Singh, M., 2025. lydekkerianus malabaricus) in the Western Ghats, India.
- ^ Sujana, K.A.; George, N.; John, J.; Ragi, P.R.; Kumar, N.A. (2014). "Phytochemical constituents, proximate analysis, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of an endemic liana (Aspidopterys canarensis)" (PDF). International Journal of Bioassays. 3 (9): 3254–3258.