Capparis micracantha DC.

 
  • Family : CAPPARACEAE
    (Caper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Capparaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Capparis bariensis Pierre ex Gagnep.; Capparis billardieri DC.; Capparis callosa Blume; Capparis conspicua Wall.; Capparis donnaiensis Pierre ex Gagnep.; Capparis forsteniana Miq.; Capparis liangii Merr. & Chun; Capparis myrioneura Hallier f.; Capparis odorata Blanco; Capparis petelotii Merr.; Capparis roydsiifolia Kurz; Capparis venosa Merr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Capparis micracantha DC.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Forests, among shrubs
  • Comments / notes : Seeds numerous per fruit, dark red
  • Key identification features : Elegant, scandent and armed with few prickles, stem dark green. Flowers showy, white, axillary or supra-axillary; petals white, the upper one dashed with maroon, filaments about an inch long. Fruit 2-3 in. long, smooth, ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Native : Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 82
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Capparis micracantha. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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