Aspidopterys canarensis


Aspidopterys canarensis commonly known as the Kanara climber is a liana species endemic to the Western Ghats of India, belonging to the family Malpighiaceae. The species has a restricted natural distribution, occurring only in a few pockets of semi-evergreen forests in Kerala and Karnataka.

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.