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Capparis sepiaria
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Family:
CAPPARACEAE
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Citation: Capparis sepiaria L., Syst. Nat. (ed.10) 2: 1071. 1759; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 177. 1872; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 46(33). 1915; Sundararagh. in B.D. Sharma & N.P. Balakr., Fl. India 2: 289. 1993; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 56. 1994; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 18. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 12. 2002; R. Sundara. & N.P. Balakr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 233. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kakkathondi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Wild Caper Bush
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Description:
Scandent shrub, branchlets thinly pubescent. Leaves 3-4 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex emarginate, base acute, pubescent; petiole ca. 0.5 cm, stipular spines in pairs, small, recurved. Umbels corymbose, terminal and axillary; peduncles to 1 cm. Flowers to 1 cm across, white; pedicels 1.5 cm; sepals ovate, margin ciliate.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Pantropical
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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, Pallivasal, Thekkady
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