✿Malpighiaceae · Aspidopterys
Kanara Climber
Aspidopterys canarensis
Liana
- Habit
- Liana
- Flowering
- February-May
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.
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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