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Capparis pyrifolia

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

Lamarck

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Java
• Lesser Sunda Islands
• N. Sumatra - Indonesia
• Laos
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• shrubland
• hedges

Flowering Times

• Mar-Apr (Vietnam)
• Sep (Malesia)

Fruiting Times

• Sep (Vietnam)
• Jul-Feb (Malesia)

Shrub, sometimes climbing to 3.5m, yellowish-pubescent stems spiny & hairy, hooked spines to 4mm. Glabrescent leaves rusty-tomentose beneath to 150mm x 65mm. Solitary or up to 5 white tinged pale yellow, green or violet flowers with tomentose sepals to 5mm x 4mm, villous petals to 8mm x 4mm. Black berry to 12mm diameter.

Medicinal uses

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• Flora Malesiana