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Capparis callophylla

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

Blume

Common Names

• Dunggol Manok (Sarawak)

Geographical Habitats

• N. Borneo
• Taiwan - China
• W. Java
• Sulawesi
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Philippines

Natural Habitats

• Coastal dry woodland
• secondary forest
• montane riverside

Flowering Times

• Apr (Philippines)

Fruiting Times

• All year (Malesia)

Glabrous tall climber or shrub, hooked spines to 5mm long. Glabrous coriaceous leaves to 260mm x 140mm. Terminal or lateral panicles or racemes to 500mm long, with bracts. Pale green, white to creamy-yellow, pink or red-brown flowers, 4 sepals, outer sepals coriaceous to 13mm x 8mm, inner sepals to 14mm x 10mm, petals to 35mm x 11mm. Glabrous yellowish-orange fruit 65mm long.

Further References

• NYBG
• Elmer
• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• Flora Malesiana
• Merrill