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Capparis grandis
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis grandis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 263. 1781; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 176. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 46(33). 1915; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 274. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 18. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 12. 2002; R. Sundara. & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 231. 2005.
Capparis bisperma Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 568. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Waghutty
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Small trees, branchlets densely tomentose. Leaves 4-6 x 3-4 cm, ovate, apex emarginate, base acuminate, tomentose on both sides; petiole to 1 cm, densely tomentose. Corymbs terminal, lower with leaves, upper with small bracts. Flowers to 2 cm across, white; peduncles to 3 cm, tomentose, pedicels 2.5 cm, buds tomentose. Berry to 2.5 cm across, globose.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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):
Creamy
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Kuchimudi
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