Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Capparaceae | Genus: Capparis | Species: Capparis sepiaria Linn. |
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| Synonym | Capparis affinis Merr., Capparis emarginata C.Presl, Capparis flexicaulis Hance, Capparis glauca Wall. Ex Hook. F. & Thomson | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kantari, Heens | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Caper Bush, Hedge Caper | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kila | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits globose, smooth, yellow to black. Seeds 1 – 2, embedded in sticky pulp |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Central Burma, Indo China, Malaysia, Australia | Bark Details | Smooth Bark Thorny |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Rock garden, Sector 6 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen scandent shrubs or climbers, densely armed. Leaves ovate, elliptic – lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, 2.5 – 5.5 cm long, subcordate at base, emarginated or retuse at apex. Flowers 0.5 – 1.2 cm across, white, in sessile or shortly peduncled umbels. Sepals subequal, ovate or suborbicular, ciliate along margins. Petals obovate or oblong, white. Stamens 25 – 40, exserted. Anthers brown. Gynophore slender, thickened in fruits. Fruits globose, smooth, yellow to black. Seeds 1 – 2, embedded in sticky pulp | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate, elliptic – lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, 2.5 – 5.5 cm long, subcordate at base, emarginated or retuse at apex |
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