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Capparis pachyphylla

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

M. Jacobs

Common Names

• Hou ye shan gan (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• SE. Xizang - China
• Arunachal Pradesh - India

Natural Habitats

• Steep banks & gorges

Flowering Times

• Mar-Apr (China)

Fruiting Times

Spiny shrubs or small trees with scandent branches, to 15m, recurved spines to 3mm. Coriaceous leaves to 130mm x 57mm. Axillary or terminal panicles with 3 to 6 white to purple flowers, sepals to 6mm long, petals 7mm x 4mm.

Further References

• FOC
• The Plant List 2