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Capparis brevispina

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

de Candolle

Common Names

• Indian Caper

Geographical Habitats

• India
• Sri Lanka

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Oct (Sri Lanka

Fruiting Times

Woody armed liana, shrub or tree to 14m. Mucronate glabrous leaves to 40mm x 20mm. Axillary inflorescence or solitary scentedflowers to 50m wide, white, upper petals tinged yellow maturing red. Red berr to 45mm.

Fruit eaten by monkeys. Medicinal uses

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• J.S. Gamble
• Mobot
• IF
• FSEG
• Botanicus
• plantekey