Hasn't any of You a detailed Field Guide of plants of Kerala?
I find only superficial guides, that o not include the whole flora.
But for You it should be easier.
If You want me may search for a Botanist from Kerala.
If any of You has seen the flowers we could at least be ure for the family!
Thorns I cannot see, but Sreekumar stated that there are thorns, so maybe it would be good to know what kind of thorns.
If it is not an extremely rare plant, what it doesn't seem to be, as many of You know it, there must be a consensus on its Classification I suppose!
May I ask, in what language is Thondi the name? Is it Malayalam name or another language?
Excuse me for the ignorance!
Have You tried to search it maybe using the original writing system?