✿Malpighiaceae · Aspidopterys
Bokadvel
Aspidopterys cordata
Climbing shrub
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aspidopterys cordata
- Genus
- Aspidopterys
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bokadvel itself; the rest are typical of the Malpighiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- बोकडवेल Bokadvel
About Bokadvel
Bokadvel (Aspidopterys cordata) belongs to the Malpighiaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Botanical family
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Bokadvel belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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