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Capparis sepiaria var. subglabra

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

(Oliver) DeWolf

Common Names

• Chikatabvuwa (Zimbabwe)
• Hedge Caper-bush
• Mkolekela (Kiswahili)

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Somalia
• Tanzania
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• thickets
• riverside
• coastal thickets
• disturbed forest

Flowering Times

• Sep-Oct (Zimbabwe) Nov (Kenya) Jan
• Oct
• Dec (Tanzania)

Fruiting Times

Scandent scrambling shrub to 6m armed with paired hooked thorns. Leaves to 45mm long. Scented white or cream flowers 15mm diameter in terminal inflorescences, green sepals. Purple-black spherical fleshy fruit to 15mm diameter.

Further References

• Fzim
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• Mobot
• Fmoz