About Kanara Climber
Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as the Kanara climber is a liana species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Malpighiaceae. The species has a restricted natural distribution, occurring only in a few pockets of semi-evergreen forests in Kerala and Karnataka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aspidopterys canarensis
- Genus
- Aspidopterys
- Family
- MALPIGHIACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കണ്ണാരംവള്ളി
Botanical family
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Kanara Climber belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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