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Capparis roxburghii
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis roxburghii DC., Prodr. 1: 247. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 175. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 45(33). 1915; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 288. 1993; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 18. 1999.
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Description:
Woody climbers, young branchlets hairy, black on drying, smooth, spines very small. Leaves 6 x 2-3 cm, oblong, elliptic, obtuse at apex, slightly emarginate. Flowers in racemes, 4 cm across, white. Berry ovoid, 2-4 cm across, stipe to 6 cm long.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-October
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Churullipetty
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