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14. Gymnosporia konkanensis Talbot

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

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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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