Capparis brevispina DC.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (CAPER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Capparaceae
  • Species : Capparis brevispina
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Capparis brevispina DC.
  • Vernacular name : Adaanda, Kattukanji (Tam.); Lepura, Lephra, Nepheda, Nipura (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0563; RRLB 607
  • Collector(s) Name : K.Sankara Rao & Malathi K.Rao; H.O. Saxena
  • Collection Date : 26/02/16; 31/01/1972
  • Collection Locality : Way to Dhavalagiri, Bhubaneswar, Khurda district, Odisha State
  • Habitat : Scrub forest
  • Key identification features : Sub-scandent shrub with white flowers and spines at leaf axils
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : January-September
  • Comments : Occasional in clumps on plains and scrub jungles.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Tamil Nadu State; Visakhapatnam district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Cuttack district, Khurda district, Kahuri Hills (Puri district) (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Capparis brevispina. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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