Orange Climber
Toddalia asiatica var. gracilis
Also known as Forest Pepper, Lopez Root
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- July-April
How to identify Orange Climber
Identify Orange 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 climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliolate.
- Confirm fruit type: Small berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Orange Climber.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Toddalia asiatica var. gracilis
- Genus
- Toddalia
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliolaterecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orange Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- Small berryrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orange Climber itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Orange Climber
A member of the Rutaceae family, Orange Climber (Toddalia asiatica var. gracilis) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Orange Climber belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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