Botanical Name: Gymnosporia konkanensis Talbot
Common Name: Konkan Spike Thorn
Distribution: Endemic to Western Ghats
Habit: The plant is armed shrub. In the plant found at Tungareshwar, there are some thorns observed which is a variation to and the correct identification for it is: . This plant has very restricted range :as per one of the expert on plants as per this Thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Gymnosporia$20konkanensis%7Csort:date/indiantreepix/dgtYin3EHxo/tbwj7AAD8FwJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Gymnosporia$20konkanensis%7Csort:date/indiantreepix/JdNNZZv7yPY/8404qZXDmGsJ
Habitat: This plant was found on the hill slope
The plant
Stem
Stem colour is light green for very young stem, which changes to reddish-purple for more mature stem. The most mature stem is woody and light brown in colour.
Development of thorns
Leaves
Arrangement of Leaves
Flower
Fruits
Common Name: Konkan Spike Thorn
Distribution: Endemic to Western Ghats
Habit: The plant is armed shrub. In the plant found at Tungareshwar, there are some thorns observed which is a variation to and the correct identification for it is: . This plant has very restricted range :as per one of the expert on plants as per this Thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Gymnosporia$20konkanensis%7Csort:date/indiantreepix/dgtYin3EHxo/tbwj7AAD8FwJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Gymnosporia$20konkanensis%7Csort:date/indiantreepix/JdNNZZv7yPY/8404qZXDmGsJ
Habitat: This plant was found on the hill slope
The plant
Stem
Stem colour is light green for very young stem, which changes to reddish-purple for more mature stem. The most mature stem is woody and light brown in colour.
Development of thorns
Leaves
Arrangement of Leaves
Flower
Fruits
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