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Capparis zeylanica
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis zeylanica L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 720. 1762; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 46(33). 1915; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 298. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 56. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 19. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 12. 2002; R. Sundara. & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 236. 2005.
Capparis horrida L.f., Suppl. Pl. 264. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 178. 1872.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Elippayar, Gitoran, Karthotti
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ceylon caper
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Description:
Scandent shrub, branchlets adpressed tomentose. Leaves 7-9 x 5-6 cm, ovate, apex mucronate, base truncate, pubescent; petiole to 1 cm, densely pubescent, stipular spines small, in pairs, recurved. Flowers in supra axillary rows, 3-4 cm across, white, buds densely pubescent; pedicels 2-4 cm, pubescent; stamens numerous, long exserted, white, turns to brown, gynandrophore as long as or longer than filaments; ovary 2.5 mm, ellipsoid.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-May
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia and China
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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
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Vellanimala, Alampetty, Ezhimala, Vengoli
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