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Capparis versicolor

Botanic Family

Capparaceae

Author

Griffith

Common Names

• Qu tou ji (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan - China
• Assam - India
• Perak
• Selangor - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• S. Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• forest shrubland
• jungle
• lowlkand forest

Flowering Times

• Apr-Jul (China)
• Nov (Malaysia)

Fruiting Times

• Aug-Feb (China)

Spiny shrub or woody climber to 13m with glabrescent twigs, recurved thorns to 4mm long. Glabrous leaves to 35mm x 17.5mm. Axillary or terminal corymbs to 5 fragrant flowers, sepals 7mm x 5mm, petals white, purple or pink to 17mm x 14mm. Scabrous black fruit to 50mm diameter.

Further References

• NYBG
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• GBS