Kanara Climber
Aspidopterys canarensis
- Habit
- Liana
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Kanara Climber
Identify Kanara Climber by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Samara.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kanara Climber.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aspidopterys canarensis
- Genus
- Aspidopterys
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“Leaves are hairless, ovate to elliptic-lance shaped and long-pointed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanara Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- SamararecordedA dry, winged fruit adapted for wind dispersal.“Samara is nearly circular and papery.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kanara Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കണ്ണാരംവള്ളി
About Kanara Climber
Kanara Climber (Aspidopterys canarensis) belongs to the Malpighiaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Kanara Climber belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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