Template:Speciesbox Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as the Kanara climber is a liana species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.[1] The species has a restricted natural distribution, occurring only in a few pockets of semi-evergreen forests in Kerala and Karnataka.[2]
Description
Leaves are hairless, ovate to elliptic-lance shaped and long-pointed. Flowers are clustered in slender stalks, borne in leaf axils or leafscars. Bracts and sepals are velvety. Petals are yellow. Samara is nearly circular and papery.
Phenology
Flowering: February-May.
References
- ↑ Gnanaolivu, S.D., Erinjery, J.J., Campera, M. and Singh, M., 2025. lydekkerianus malabaricus) in the Western Ghats, India.
- ↑ Phytochemical constituents, proximate analysis, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of an endemic liana (Aspidopterys canarensis). International Journal of Bioassays({Template:Year).