Aspidopterys canarensis Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 37 1851. (syn: Aspidopterys canarensis var. glomerata (Wight) Nied.; Aspidopterys glomerata Wight); ¿ as-pid-OP-ter-iss ? -- Greek: aspis (shield) and pteron (wing), alluding to the winged carpel ... Hand Book Of The Indian Flora Vol I ¿ kuh-nair-EN-sis ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in s-w India commonly known as: Kanara climber • Malayalam: കണ്ണാരംവള്ളി kannaram valli Endemic to: Western Ghats (of India) India: Evergreen forests in ghats at ca 800 m. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala as per BSI Flora of India; Lianas. Leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, base rounded or acute, glabrous, 7-10 x 3-5 cm; petiole ca. 1 cm long. Flowers with slender pedicels, clustered, axillary to leaves or leafscars; bracts rusty tomentose. Calyx lobes tomentose. Petals oblong, yellow, 4 x 2 mm. Samara suborbicular, truncate at apex, papery, 3-4 cm across. Flowering and fruiting: February-May Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests Western Ghats (Endemic) (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi via Species > A > Aspidopterys canarensis Dalzell ... family: Malpighiaceae ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ¿ as-pid-OP-ter-iss ? -- Greek: aspis (shield) and pteron (wing), alluding to the winged carpel ... Hand Book Of The Indian Flora Vol I ¿ kuh-nair-EN-sis ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in s-w India commonly known as: Kanara climber • Malayalam: കണ്ണാരംവള്ളി kannaram valli botanical names: Aspidopterys canarensis Dalzell ... synonym: Aspidopterys glomerata Wight ... The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Beautiful find ... March 16, 2013 ... along Gersoppa Ghat 5 images. |
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