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Capparis sepiaria L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10 2: 1071 1759. (Syn: Capparis affinis Merr.; Capparis emarginata C.Presl; Capparis emarginata Zipp. ex Span. [Illegitimate]; Capparis flexicaulis Hance; Capparis glauca Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Capparis glauca var. angustifolia Collett & Hemsl.; Capparis incanescens DC.; Capparis retusella Thwaites; Capparis sepiaria var. glabrata DC.; Capparis sepiaria var. incanescens (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson; Capparis sepiaria var. retusella (Thwaites) Thwaites; Capparis stylosa var. velutina DC.; Capparis trichopetala Valeton; Capparis umbellata R.Br. ex DC.);
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KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary sep-ee-AIR-ee-uh — Latin: sepes (sepis), meaning hedge … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: hedge caper, wild caper bush • Bengali: কালিয়াকাড়া kaliyakara, কাঁটা গুড়কামাই kanta gurkamai, কেলেকোঁড়া kelekora • Gujarati: કંથાર kanthar, કાળોકંથારો kalo-kantharo • Hindi: हीयुन hiun, कंथारी kanthari • Kachchhi: કારોકંથાર karo-kanthar • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕತ್ತರಿ kaadu kathari, ಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ kattiri gida, ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ olle uppi gida • Malayalam: കാക്കത്തൊണ്ടി kaakkaaththonti • Marathi: कंथार kanthar, मांसतोडी maastodi • Nepali: जुँगे लहरो junge laharo • Odia: କାକଚିଞ୍ଚା kakachincha, ପିରିକ pirika • Sanskrit: अहिंस्र ahimsra, ध्वाङ्क्षादनी dhvankshadani, ध्वाङ्क्षदन्ती dhvankshadanti, ध्वाङ्क्षनखी dhvankshanakhi, दुर्मोहा durmoha, गृध्रनखी grdhranakhi, काकादनी kakadani, कंथारी kanthari, वक्रशल्या vakrashalya, वायसादनी vayasadani, वायसाह्वा vayasahva • Tamil: சூரை curai, கருஞ்சுரை karu-n-curai, காட்டுக்கத்தரி kattu-k-kattari • Telugu: నల్ల పుయ్యి nalla puyyi, నల్లుప్పి nalluppi . Native to: tropical Africa, China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, N. Australia .
Much-branched shrub or tree, densely armed with zigzag twigs; leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate, up to 6 cm long, apex retuse; flowers white to creamish, 7-10 mm across, in umbel-like corymbs on up to 1.5 cm long corymbs; fruit globose, 8-12 mm across, yellow, turning dark violet to black when ripe.
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It is the food plant of the Great Orange Tip butterfly.
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Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhara Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2002- Description & Keys- Capparis grandis, Capparis nilgiriensis, Capparis decidua, Capparis sepiaria, Capparis olacifolia, Capparis divaricata, Capparis brevispina, Capparis zeylanica, Capparis floribunda (syn. of Capparis tomentosa Lam.) & Capparis roxburghii)
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ID request – 02072011PC2: forgot to tell you that the flowers are small, just 1-2 cm across and the leaves are elongated and not rounded as in C. rotundifolia.
Flora of Haryana- Capparis sepiaria from Village Gogripur karnal:
Id requested: Place : IITBombay, Pawai, Mumbai
Habitat : Hilly region Habit : drooping branches, thorns are present. Height of Plant : about 5 feet. Size of leaves : 45mm-50mm, flowers were not present. Date : 13 September 2011. I think its some species of Capparis.
Remark: Great Orange Tip (Hebomoea glaucippe) butterfly seen egg laying on this plant.
Affirmative. This is the Hedge Caper [Capparis sepiaria] locally called Mastodi. It is the food plant of the Great Orange Tip butterfly. Sending one of my photographs.
Caper Bush in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur: I remember observing many butterflies in Bharatpur few years back. The association between Pioneer butterflies and Capparaceae is well known.
Flora of Haryana: Capparis sepiaria L. from Indri road Karnal: Capparis sepiaria L. from Indri road Karnal
wild Caper Bush
family- Capparaceae
Hooghly Today : seems to be Capparis sepiaria L. : Attachments (9). 5 posts by 3 authors.
A rural roadside wild plant found on hedges.
Capparis sepiara ?????????? Yes, Capparis sepiaria… a difficult plant to go near to, because of a pair of recurved sharp spines, which somehow entangle you… nice detailed pics Thank you very much Sir for confirming the ID.
Wild plant ID request – RK116 – 05-Jul-2013 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Requesting identification of this wild plant seen in Karjat. The unripe and ripe fruits are there in the photos. The plant is spiny. I couldn’t figure out if it is a shrub or climber in the thicket. Thanks. Looks like Capparis sepiaria Thanks a lot … for the immediate identification
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae fortnight :: Capparis sepiaria L. at Tungareshwar WLS :: DV05 : 3 images. 4 posts by 3 authors.
Capparis sepiaria L.
KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary
sep-ee-AIR-ee-uh — Latin: sepes (sepis), meaning hedge … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: hedge caper, Indian caper, wild caper bush • Bengali: kaliakara • Gujarati: કંથેર kanther •Hindi: कांटारी kantari • Kannada: ಕಾದುಕತ್ತರಿ kadukattari • Malayalam: കാക്കത്തൊണ്ഭി kaakkaththonbhi •Marathi: कांटारा kantara, कंथार kanthar, मांसतोडी maastodi • Nepalese: जुँगे लहरो junge laharo • Oriya: otaibe •Sanskrit: गृध्रनखी grdhranakhi, काण्टरी kantari • Tamil: கருஞ்சூரை karunchurai, காட்டுக்கத்தரி kattu-k-kattari •Telugu: నల్ల ఉప్పి nalla uppi, నల్లపుయ్ nallapuyyi Native to: tropical Africa, China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, N. Australia References: Flowers of India • eFlora • NPGS / GRIN • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on 13 MAR 10 Beautiful photos along with crisp related information. Please help validate Nepali name जुँगे लहरो of Capparis sepiaria OR please help with valid name(s), if any. Yes that is correct …
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Capparis sepiaria L. from Yamunanagar Road Karnal: BS-5 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight : 04092013 ARK-02 : Capparis sepiaria from Mumbai – September 2012 : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Attached are pictures of Capparis sepiaria captured in SGNP, Mumbai in September 2012 and in the Vasai fort in January 2013.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Capparis sepiaria Vasai Fort Thane. Mah : 2 images. 3 posts by 3 authors.
Capparis sepiaria Good shots … Your pics showing important character (Thorns) clearly.
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight:: Capparis sepiaria from Panipat: NS-4 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 3 authors.
This very common spinous shrub was shot from various places in Haryana.. Capparis sepiaria L.
Re: Capparaceae -Cleomaceae week images for identification and validation : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors. I think Capparis sepiaria Yes Capparis sepiaria. Agree with …
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Capparis sepiara from Delhi-GS-2: Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. syn: C. glauca Wall.
Much-branched shrub or tree, densely armed with zigzag twigs; leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate, up to 6 cm long, apex retuse; flowers white to creamish, 7-10 mm across, in umbel-like corymbs on up to 1.5 cm long corymbs; fruit globose, 8-12 mm across, yellow, turning dark violet to black when ripe.
Photographed from Ridge in Delhi. Nice Shots Sir. This plant is common in our area (Panipat) and growing wildly
Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: Capparis sepiaria from Navi Mumbai Maharashtra:::: PKA4 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Capparis sepiaria from CBD Belapur Hills, Navi Mumbai.
Capparis rotundifolia : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2).
Found this Capparis rotundifolia (capparaceae)
At Yeoor hills in Month of April 2014 It looks more like Capparis sepiaria Yes, I will also go with Capparis sepiaria.. Capparis sepiaria
Date: January 02
Capparis Pl. check comparative images at Capparis yes it is Capparis sepiaria
(170409SCS1-3) Shrub for ID from Sonepat, Haryana – indiantreepix | Google Groups
ID reqd. of this Capparaceae family plant – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Names of Plants in India :: Capparis sepiaria L. : 1 post by 1 author.
KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary
sep-ee-AIR-ee-uh — Latin: sepes (sepis), meaning hedge … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: hedge caper, wild caper bush • Bengali: কালিয়াকাড়া kaliyakara, কাঁটা গুড়কামাই kanta gurkamai, কেলেকোঁড়া kelekora • Gujarati: કંથાર kanthar, કાળોકંથારો kalo-kantharo • Hindi: हीयुन hiun, कंथारी kanthari • Kachchhi: કારોકંથાર karo-kanthar • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕತ್ತರಿ kaadu kathari, ಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ kattiri gida, ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ olle uppi gida • Malayalam: കാക്കത്തൊണ്ടി kaakkaaththonti • Marathi: कंथार kanthar, मांसतोडी maastodi • Nepali: जुँगे लहरो junge laharo • Odia: କାକଚିଞ୍ଚା kakachincha, ପିରିକ pirika • Sanskrit: अहिंस्र ahimsra, ध्वाङ्क्षादनी dhvankshadani, ध्वाङ्क्षदन्ती dhvankshadanti, ध्वाङ्क्षनखी dhvankshanakhi, दुर्मोहा durmoha, गृध्रनखी grdhra-nakhi, काकादनी kakadani, कंथारी kanthari, वक्रशल्या vakrashalya, वायसादनी vayasadani, वायसाह्वा vayasahva • Tamil: கருஞ்சுரை karu-n-curai, காட்டுக்கத்தரி kattu-k-kattari, கொக்கிமுள்ளு kokkimullu • Telugu: నల్లపుయ్యి nallapuyyi, నల్లుప్పి nalluppi botanical names: Capparis sepiaria L. … synonyms: none … POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
hedge caper
wild caper bush
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কালিয়াকাড়া kaliyakara, কাঁটা গুড়কামাই kanta gurkamai, কেলেকোঁড়া kelekora
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કંથાર kanthar
કાળોકંથારો kalo-kantharo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
हीयुन hiun, कंथारी kanthari
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
કારોકંથાર karo-kanthar
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಾಡು ಕತ್ತರಿ kaadu kathari
ಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ kattiri gida
ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ olle uppi gida
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാക്കത്തൊണ്ടി kaakkaaththonti
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कंथार kanthar
मांसतोडी maastodi
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
जुँगे लहरो junge laharo
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
କାକଚିଞ୍ଚା kakachincha, ପିରିକ pirika
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
गृध्रनखी grdhra-nakhi, कंथारी kanthari
अहिंस्र ahimsra, ध्वाङ्क्षादनी dhvankshadani, ध्वाङ्क्षदन्ती dhvankshadanti, ध्वाङ्क्षनखी dhvankshanakhi, दुर्मोहा durmoha, काकादनी kakadani, वक्रशल्या vakrashalya, वायसाह्वा vayasahva
वायसादनी vayasadani
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கருஞ்சுரை karu-n-curai, காட்டுக்கத்தரி kattu-k-kattari, கொக்கிமுள்ளு kokkimullu
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నల్లపుయ్యి nallapuyyi
నల్లుప్పి nalluppi
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In my view ಕತ್ತಿರಿ ಗಿಡ kattiri gida needs to be written as follows: Here Katthari or Kathri means scissors & gida meaning plant. Nevertheless, transliteration of ಕತ್ತರಿ is either katthari or kathri. Both are valid.
Kannada name revised. . 477 ID wild plant: 13 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant, Location: bloomed at Jal Mahal Jaipur Rajasthan INDIA Altitude: 1400fsl Flower date: 17APR2023, 08pm Habitat: wild moisture wasteland wayside Plant habit: scandent shrub, branches, hard cylindrical thorny stem, rough brown bark, velvety sprouts, perennial Height: 02.5 meters Leaves: alternate, pinnate, elliptic, acute, simple glossy size upto:07×5cm Flower: terminal umbel inflorescence, 04 petals, diameter:12mm, green, good fragrance Fruit: Seed: Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x Please check Capparis sepiaria L. ! Yes, it is Capparis sepiaria dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant .
Capparaceae: Capparis sepiaria L.: 2 images.
location/date (both): University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997 . References:
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