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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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Benkara malabarica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
