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Capparis fusifera
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis fusifera Dunn, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 377. 1914 & in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 45(32). 1915; Joseph & Chandra., Indian J. Bot. 5:143. 1982; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 271. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 55. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 24. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 15. 1998; R. Sundara. & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 229. 2005.
Capparis tomentella Dunn in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 46(33). 1915.
Capparis parviflora sensu Bedd., Ic. t. 276. 1868-1874, non Hook. f. & Thoms. 1872.
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Description:
Erect much branched shrubs, slightly puberulus; spines very small on either sides of. the petiole. Leaves to 18 x 7 cm, elliptic, acute at either ends, coriaceous, glabrous, lateral nerves 8-10 pairs; petiole 0.5 cm, stout. Flowers solitary or 2-3 together; petals white, 15 mm long, obovate, obtuse. Berry 4 x 2 cm, ellipsoid, rind hard; pedicel 7 mm in fruit; gynandrophore 0.8-1 cm long, thick.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
Vulnerable (VU)
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Rosemala, Kallar, Thekkady, Meenmutty, Neyyar, Boneccord
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