Capparis nilgiriensis Subba Rao, Kumari & V.Chandras.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CAPPARACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Capparis nilgiriensis Subba Rao, Kumari & V.Chandras.
  • Vernacular name : Kari pandil chedi (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Shola forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare in Melagiri hills in shola forest.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-May
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Salem district
  • Endemism : Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Capparis nilgiriensis. Downloaded on 3 June 2024.

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