Dipterygium glaucum Decne.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cleomaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cleome pallida Kotschy
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Plant up to 0.6 m tall, from a woody base; stems slender, sparsely branched; Leaf-blades oblong or elliptic, with sessile or subsessile glands on both surfaces, midrib raised beneath; Sepals up to c. 1 mm long, petals pale yellow fading whitish, often tinged violet, 3–4 mm long; Fruit winged, rugose or crested fruit-body.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- April
  • Distribution :
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer
  • Native : Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dinesh Valke
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dipterygium glaucum. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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