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Capparis baducca L. , Sp. Pl. 504 1753. (Syn: Capparidastrum baducca (L.) Hutch.; Capparis brevispina var. rheedii (DC.) Thwaites; Capparis formosa Dalzell; Capparis heyneana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.; Capparis malabaria Wight ex Steud.; Capparis rheedei DC.);
KAP-ar-iss — from the Greek kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East commonly known as: Rheed’s wild caper Endemic to: Western Ghats (India) Shrubs, branchlets brown tomentose. Leaves 10-14 x 5-6 cm, ovate or elliptic-oblong, apex acuminate or acute, base acute, lateral nerves 3 or 4 pairs; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Flowers to 8 cm across; petals pale blue changing to white, with yellow blotches at the base of upper pair; stamens 80-100. Berry ovoid, to 4 cm long. Flowering and fruiting: February-June
Semi-evegreen forests
Western Ghats
Capparis rheedei, wild plant of western ghats: Sorry, I could not attach in the earlier ‘Capparis in Jijamata Udyan’ thread. This is C. rheedei DC. syn. C. heyneana Wall. that is found along streams in thick shady evergreen forests of western ghats.
The branches are spinous, leaves are 10-15 cm long and flowers are 10-12 cm and pale blue.
Plant in Mumbai garden differs greatly from this plant of W. ghats.
– The other species, C.brevispina, is quite different and should not be confused by the yellow band in petals, i
learnt. Thanks also to .. for distinguishing these two species. Gamble quotes the distribution of C. brevispina as “…usually near the coast” which matches with my observation of this in sacred groves of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest type (also inhabiting Capparis rotundifolia and C. zeylanica) near Villupuram in TN. So its presence in MH (evergreen forests?) needs to be verified i think. This sp is not dealt by Cooke.
.., according to Gamble there are 4 species dealt in FPM having white flowers with yellow tinge, that confused us. (pl note .. observation is ‘pale blue’ in C. rheedii, a form of cultivated one?) I would
like to know from where you photographed those pictures. Like us, Wallich and Hooker were also confused this but to C. zeylanica. … they are all from the wild:
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnala Bird Sanctuary, Vaghbil, Kharghar hills … Every photopage has a list of photoset(s) that the photo belongs to … one of the photoset for sure would be the place where the plant was sighted. Thanks … Noted!
Wildflower for identification: Here I attached the image of a wildflower I taken from Shendurnty wildlife sanctuary druing my recent trip. The flower was seen in the secondary growth of evergreen forest. This flower is an endemic flower to Western Ghats (personal communication of my friend). Please identify the flower – This one appears to be Capparis rheedii. – Now my friend told me this plant is Caparis rheedi an endemic and threatened plant to Western Ghats. Nowadays this plant commonly seen in Vazhachal Reserve forests. I observed this plant at Palaruvi forests and Shendurney Wildlife sanctuary too. – One more thing the Local malayalam name of this plant is “Kareeram” – Location – Jeeja Mata Udhyan – Plant posted here grows near streams in evergreen forests in western ghats, it possibly can not grow in a garden in Mumbai. There are several differences in the 2 plants besides just one similarity in a colour patch on petals. This was discussed at length only recently. As per my concern if the plant with axillary, solitary or rarely 2 to three flowers then it’s……….. Capparis heyneana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae fortnight :: Capparis rheedei DC. at Castlerock :: DV01 : 5 images. 8 posts by 5 authors. Capparis rheedei DC. Very beautiful plant, well captured too..
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Capparis rheedii Chorla ghat Belgaum. SMP 9 : 2 images. 5 posts by 4 authors. Sharing picture of Capparis rheedii.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Capparis rheedei from Castle Rock ::: PKA11:: : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 4 authors. Capparis rheedei. …Its More than excellent…. Capparis baducca L. (Capparaceae) is an accepted name with a conserved type : 3 posts by 2 authors.
While attending to an enquiry from a colleague regarding confusion created in most of the websites on the accepted name of a species of Western Ghats, India, most of which are showing Capparis baducca is a synonym of C. rheedei.
I find that unlike all the websites, efi has correctly given C. baducca L. as an accepted name with interesting discussion about C. rheedei but not at all misleading us.
I wish to clarify that there was a proposal to reject the Linnaean name Capparis baducca as being described from two continents. However, a special committee rejected the proposal and as a result, the Shenzhen Code (2018), Appendix – V gives: Capparis baducca L. is an accepted name with a conserved type based on an illustration, “Badukka” of Rheede, Hortus Malabaricus.
Experts on Capparaceae can clarify whether C. rheedei DC. is same or distinct.
Jarvis, C. (2007). Order out of Chaos: Capparis baducca Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 504. 1753.
“Habitat in India.” Lectotype (Jacobs in Blumea 12: 435. 1965): [icon] “Badukka” in Rheede, Hort. Malab. 6: 105. t. 57. 1686. Note: As discussed by Prado (in Taxon 42: 655-660. 1993), uncertainty about the typification of this name (which included both New and Old World elements) has caused some difficulty. In 1965, Jacobs treated the cited Rheede plate (from India) as the type but Prado rejected this choice, based on conflict with Linnaeus’ diagnosis, in favour of a Clifford collection (BM) of the New World species otherwise known as C. frondosa Jacq. However, as discussed by Rankin & Greuter (in Willdenowia 34: 261. 2004), there are no grounds for rejecting Jacobs’ typification (as a cited illustration, Rheede’s plate is part of the protologue), and C. baducca is the correct, if now ambiguous, name for the Indian species. Rankin & Greuter suggest that it may be desirable for it now to be proposed for rejection, allowing C. rheedei DC. to replace it. Shenzhen Code (2018), Appendix V:
Proposals and Disposals
References:
The Plant List IPNI Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Natural History Museum Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal (Capparis rheedei DC.) |
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