Aspidopterys canarensis

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Aspidopterys canarensis
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Aspidopterys canarensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Aspidopterys
Species:
A. canarensis
Binomial name
Aspidopterys canarensis

Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as 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]

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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

  1. ↑ Gnanaolivu, S.D., Erinjery, J.J., Campera, M. and Singh, M., 2025. lydekkerianus malabaricus) in the Western Ghats, India.
  2. ↑ Sujana, K.A., George, N., John, J., Ragi, P.R. and Kumar, N.A., PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS, PROXIMATE ANALYSIS, ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF AN ENDEMIC LIANA (ASPIDOPTERYS CANARENSIS).
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