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Benkara malabarica
Benkara malabarica is a shrub found in India and Sri Lanka. Simple or branched thorns are seen on the stem. The leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate. It has creamy white flowers, and the fruit is a berry containing multiple seeds.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 570638.