Bokadvel
Aspidopterys cordata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Bokadvel
Identify Bokadvel by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Heart-shaped leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Malpighiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bokadvel.
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.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighia Family
Bokadvel belongs to the Malpighiaceae family.
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