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Capparis rheedei
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis rheedei DC., Prodr. 1: 246. 1824; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 60. 1985; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 285. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 55. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 11. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 40. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 25. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 12. 2002; R. Sundara. & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 232. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 115. 2009.
Capparis heyneana Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 25. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 174. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 45(32). 1915.
Capparis baducca sensu Jacobs, Blumea 12: 435. 1965, non L. 1753; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 55. 1990.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kakkamullu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Shrubs, branchlets brown tomentose. Leaves 10-14 x 5-6 cm, ovate or elliptic-oblong, apex acuminate or acute, base acute, lateral nerves 3 or 4 pairs; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers to 8 cm across; petals pale blue changing to white, with yellow blotches at the base of upper pair; stamens 80-100. Berry ovoid, to 4 cm long.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-June
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evegreen forests
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Distribution:
Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Vazhani, Rosemala, Kattalappara, Muthuvarachal, Taliparamba, Nileswar, Mukkali forests, Braemore, Ariankavu
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