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Capparis moonii Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 1: 35 1840. ;
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KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary
¿MOON-ee-eye? — named for Alexander Moon, author of Catalog of Ceylon Plants … Scientific Names of Plants Explained by S P Dixit . commonly known as: large caper • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಮುಳ್ಳು bekkina mullu, ಲೂತಿಕಾಯಿ luthikai, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕತ್ತರಿ mullu kattari, ತೊಟ್ಲು ಗಿಡ totlu gida • Konkani: वाघांटी vaghamti • Malayalam: തോട്ടുവിള thottuvila • Marathi: रुद्रवंती rudravanti, वाघाटी vaghati • Sanskrit: रुदन्ती rudanti
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Scandent shrubs, branchlets glabrous. Leaves 9-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic-oblong, acute at both ends, glabrous, shining above; petiole to 1.5 cm long, slender. Corymb terminal or in axils of upper leaves, few flowered. Flowers to 8 cm across, sepals to 1.8 cm across, orbicular, puberulus; petals to 5 x 3 cm, obovate, white, cottony hairy; filaments to 7.5 cm long, glabrous. Berry 6-8 cm across, globose, glabrous. Flowering and fruiting: February-October
Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
South West India and Sri Lanka
Capparis moonii: Sharing with you all the Capparis moonii plant. There were at least 4 plants (Shrubs) in Phansad which were flowering last week.
date/time:march11 – … this could be an illusion of flower belonging to the tree. Looks like Capparis moonii, a woody shrub ready to ramble on adjacent large trees. – Agree with … This is Capparis moonii. Sending a few photographs taken near my bungalow in Khandala. . identification no 110411sn2: Kindly identify,taken at my farm at Mulshi,Pune.
habitat:wild plant:may be a tree height:about 12 to 15 ft
identification no 141012sn1: Kindly Id this plant. My guess is Capparis moonii date/time:march12
location:mulshi,pune
habitat:wild
plant habit:shrub?
height:about 8-9 ft. Picture is not very clear but it is likely to be C.moonii
High Wavies 150713 TBN 1 for id : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:
Date : 18.08.12
Location :High Wavies/ Meghamalai Sanctuary, Theni Dt, Tamil Nadu
Altitude :1000 ft foothills
Habitat :wild
Habit :small tree
Height :10 ft
Leaves :as seen
Flowers :not seen
Fruits :as shown Looks like Capparis moonii but not sure since the size of fruits is not given. Thanks for the possible id. Hope to measure in future or at least form an impression as regards size.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae fortnight :: Capparis moonii Wight at Phansad WLS :: DV02 : 5 images. 5 posts by 3 authors.
Capparis moonii Wight
at Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary on 20 MAR 11 What is the size of fruits for this plant? … have not seen the fruiting in my sightings. I strongly believe your post shows the fruit of C. moonii. Yes …, I saw this fruit in Valparai area (rain forest) of Western Ghats, but not the flowers.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Capparis moonii.Phansad. Mah. SMP 6 : 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors.
Capparis moonii
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight : Capparis moonii (NSJ-02 06/09/2013) : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Capparis for identification 020712MK01 : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 2 authors. Place: Valparai
Date: 19 06 2012
Alt: c. 980 m ASL
The fruits measure c.10 cm across and the plant height is a liana with curved thorns. Leaf measures 10 x 5cm. Is this shrub Capparis moonii Wight of Capparidiceae? … have not seen the fruiting in my sightings. I strongly believe your post shows the fruit of C. moonii.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Capparis sp. for ID from Phansad ::: PKA15: : Attachments (4). 5 posts by 4 authors.
Could this be Capparis moonii?? Affirmative. This is Capparis moonii. Please check this link
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Capparis sp. for ID from North Karnataka ::: PKA16: : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors. Looks like Capparis moonii
Capparis moonii—for sharing and validation : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
Pic taken at amby valley rd., lonavala, pune in mar13. Affirmative. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.
Goa, May 2014 :: Requesting ID of this Capparis climber :: 23JUN14 :: ARK-41 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6).
Requesting to please ID this climbers growing wild by the roadside in Aguada, Goa in May 2014.
The pictures of the flowers and fruits have been clicked at different places although they being situated very close to each other (maybe 10-15 metres away).
Are both these sets Capparis moonii?
I had posted pics of Capparis moonii a few days ago (identified by …- efi thread) which seem to match the fruit pics here. The last 3 photographs are of C.moonii, the first 3 are of a different climber. . Capparis moonii—for sharing and validation : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (1).
Pic taken at ambyvalley rd., lonavala, pune in mar13. Affirmative. Please check the archives of this group for my photographs of this.
Request for ID – 100910SC3 Is this Capparis mooni ? – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Names of Plants in India :: Capparis moonii Wight : 1 post by 1 author. 1 image.
KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary
¿MOON-ee-eye? — named for Alexander Moon, director of the Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka … The Genus Capparis L. in India
commonly known as: large caper, Moon’s caper • Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಮುಳ್ಳು bekkina mullu, ಲೂತಿಕಾಯಿ luthikai, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕತ್ತರಿ mullu kattari, ತೊಟ್ಲು ಗಿಡ totlu gida • Konkani: रुद्रवंती rudravanti, वाघाटी vaghati • Malayalam: തോട്ടുവിള thottuvila • Marathi: रुद्रवंती rudravanti, वाघाटी vaghati • Sanskrit: रुदन्ती rudanti botanical names: Capparis moonii Wight … synonyms: none known … POWO Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
large caper
Moon’s caper
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಮುಳ್ಳು bekkina mullu
ಲೂತಿಕಾಯಿ luthikai
ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕತ್ತರಿ mullu kattari
ತೊಟ್ಲು ಗಿಡ totlu gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
रुद्रवंती rudravanti, वाघाटी vaghati
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
തോട്ടുവിള thottuvila
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
रुद्रवंती rudravanti
वाघाटी vaghati
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
रुदन्ती rudanti
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