- Family : CAPPARACEAE
(Caper Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Capparaceae
- Basionym : Sodada decidua Forssk.
- Synonym(s) : Capparis aphylla Roth
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
- Common name : Bare Caper, Caper berry, Leafless caper-bush
- Vernacular name :
- Karii, Kurel (Hindi)
- Karina, Kariuppi gida (Kannada)
- Sengam (Tamil)
- Karirah (Sanskrit)
- Nepti (Marathi)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical dry deciduous forests; Common on Ridges and in otrher drier parts
- Comments / notes : The fruits are sold in the market
- Key identification features : A leaffless, diffuse, much-branched, spinous shrub or small tree, straggling, twining or suffruticose. Throns paired, short, straight or recurved.
- Flower, Fruit : February-November
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Chittoor district, Y.S.R. Kadapa district, East Godavari district, Guntur district, Krishna district, Kurnool district, S.P.S. Nellore district, Prakasam district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district, West Godavari district
- Telangana : Nalgonda district, Khammam district, Mahbubnagar district
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Chamarajanagara district, Kolar district
- Maharashtra : All districts in deciduous forests
- Odisha : Angul district, Balasore district, Bargarh district, Balangir district, Boudh district, Cuttack district, Deogarh district, Dhenkanal district, Gajapati district, Ganjam district, Kalahandi district, Kandhamal district, Kendrapara district, Kendujhar district, Khordha district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district, Mayurbhanj district, Puri district, Rayagada district,Sambalpur district, Sundargarh district
- Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district, Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Karur district, Krishnagiri district, Madurai district, Namakkal district, Pudukkottai district, Sivaganga district, Salem district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Villipuram district, Vellore district, Tirunelveli district
- Madhya Pradesh : Madhya Pradesh
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj (Delhi)
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
- Native : Algeria, Andaman and Nicobar Isands, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Western Sahara, Yemen
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Algeria, Andaman and Nicobar Isands, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Western Sahara, Yemen
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 65
- Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.1: 51
- Read more :
- Permalink : http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Capparis decidua
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Flora Online. http://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Capparis decidua. Downloaded on 12 February 2026.
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