Capparis

Capparis baducca L. Capparis brevispina DC. Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. Images by Gopal Shinde (Placed here by J.M.Garg) Capparis divaricata Lam. Images by tspkumar   Capparis diversifolia Wight & Arn. Capparis grandiflora Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson Capparis grandis L.f. Capparis membranifolia Kurz Capparis moonii Wight Capparis oblongifolia Forssk. Images by tspkumar   Capparis olacifolia Hook. fil. & Thoms. (Central & E. Himalaya to SE. Tibet and Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO)         Capparis rotundifolia Rottler Capparis roxburghii DC.  Capparis sepiaria L. Capparis spinosa subsp. cartilaginea (Decne.) Maire & Weiller Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa var. canescens Cosson Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa var. parviflora (Boiss.) Boissier Capparis tenera Dalzell Capparis zeylanica L.  Images by tspkumar   . From Floral Database of Tamilnadu : Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution Capparis brevispina DC. Dense Shrub or Slender Tree Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests  Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 Cuddalore, Kanchee puram, Puddukkottai, Ramanatha puram, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram Capparis decidua (Forsk.) Edgew Low Shrubs to Small Trees Western Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Tirunelveli Capparis divaricata Lam. Shrub or Small Tree Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Namakkal, Salem, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai, Viluppuram  Capparis diversifolia Wight & Arn. Shrub Western Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Tirunelveli Capparis fusifera Dunn Shrub Western Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957 Coimbatore, Tirunelveli Capparis grandiflora Wall ex. Hook.f. & Thoms. Shrub Western Ghats, Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Nilgiri,  Capparis grandis L. Small Tree Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Madurai, Namakkal, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai, Virudhu nagar Capparis kollimalayana Viswanathan Woody Climber Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests Viswanathan, 2000 Salem Capparis moonii Wight Woody Climber Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Jacobs, 1965 Coimbatore, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli Capparis nilgiriensis Subbha Rao, Kumari & Chandr.  Shrubs Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous to Evergreen Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli Capparis rheedii DC.  (syn. of Capparis baducca) Shrub Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Tirunelveli Capparis rotundifolia Rottl. Shrub Coastal Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957 Cuddalore, Thanjavur Capparis roxburghii DC. Woody Climber Western Ghats, Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Coimbatore, Dindigul, Madurai, Nilgiri, Theni, Tirunelveli, Virudhu nagar Capparis sepiaria L.  Shrub Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 All districts Capparis shevaroyensis Sundararaghavan Shrub Western Ghats, Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Tirunelveli Capparis spinosa L. Prostrate Shrub Western Ghats, Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 Madurai Capparis zeylanica L. Climbing Shrub Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 All districts . 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 brevispina Capparis decidua Capparis divaricata Capparis grandis Capparis nilgiriensis Capparis olacifolia Hook. f. & Thomson Capparis roxburghii Capparis sepiaria Capparis floribunda (syn. of Capparis tomentosa Lam.) Capparis zeylanica . Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004)- Description & Keys– Capparis cleghornii Dunn Capparis divaricata Capparis sepiaria Capparis zeylanica . Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (2000)- Description & Keys– Capparis brevispina Capparis decidua Capparis divaricata Capparis grandis Capparis sepiaria Capparis floribunda (syn. of Capparis tomentosa Lam.) Capparis zeylanica . Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Description & Keys– Capparis grandis Capparis sepiaria Capparis zeylanica .   Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Description & Keys– Capparis acutifolia Sweet Capparis pumila Champ. ex Benth.is a syn. of Capparis cantoniensis Lour. Capparis multiflora Hook. f. & Thomson Capparis olacifolia Hook. f. & Thomson Capparis cathcarti Hemsl. ex Gambleis a synonym of Capparis sikkimensis Kurz .  Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 10.1.14: Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name Capparis baducca Capparis rheedei, Capparis malabaria, Capparis heyneana, Capparaceae Rheed’s Caper Capparis brevispina Capparis wallichiana Capparaceae Indian Caper Capparis cartilaginea Capparaceae Cartilage Caper Capparis decidua   Bare Caper

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FRLHT Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database with images/ herbarium, distribution, local names etc. :

Capparis aphylla ROTH. NOV. (syn. of Capparis decidua) Capparis assamica HK. F. & TH.
Capparis bisperma ROXB. (syn. of Capparis grandis) Capparis corundas – ?
Capparis decidua (FORSK.) EDGEW. Capparis diffusa RIDLEY
Capparis divaricata LAM. Capparis grandis L.
Capparis heyneana WALL. (syn. of Capparis baducca) Capparis horrida L.F. (syn. of Capparis zeylanica)
Capparis micrantha DC. (syn. of Capparis sepiaria var. fischeri (Pax) DeWolf) Capparis moonii WIGHT
Capparis olacifolia HK.F. & TH. Capparis pedunculosa WALL. (syn. of Capparis rotundifolia)
Capparis rheedii DC. (syn. of Capparis baducca) Capparis roxburghii DC.
Capparis sepiaria L. Capparis spinosa L.
Capparis zeylanica L.

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1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants edited by Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett

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Species with description & keys as per Flora of Pakistan :

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Keys as per efi thread :

Mature branches leafy:-
Flowers solitary or nearly so:-
Ovary glabrous, grooved, flowers 2.5 – 3 in, across:-
Thorns hooked , leaves pubescent beneath; flowers white; fruit slightly granular, ablong ……… grandiflora

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Capparaceae and Cleomaceae Fortnight: September 1 to 14 2013: Here is list plants of both these families reported from India.
Members are requested to suggest any addition or deletion please.
Capparis acutifolia subsp. bodinieri
Capparis acutifolia subsp. sabiaefolia
Capparis acutifolia subsp. viminea M. Jacobs
Capparis aegyptia Lam.
Capparis aphylla Roth
Capparis assamica Hook.f. & Thomson
Capparis baducca
Capparis brevispina
Capparis breynia
Capparis cantoniensis Lour.
Capparis cartilaginea
Capparis celebica Miq.
Capparis cinerea M.Jacobs
Capparis cleghornii Dunn
Capparis decidua
Capparis divaricata
Capparis diversifolia Sessé & Moc.
Capparis flavicans Wall.
Capparis floribunda Wight
Capparis fusifera Dunn
Capparis grandiflora
Capparis grandis
Capparis heteroclita Roxb.
Capparis heydeana Donn.Sm.
Capparis heyneana Wall.
Capparis himalayensis
Capparis horrida
Capparis kollimalayana M.V.Viswan.
Capparis lobbiana Turcz.
Capparis micracantha
Capparis mooni
Capparis morisonia Sw.
Capparis mucronifolia
Capparis multiflora Hook.f. & Thomson
Capparis nepaulensis DC.
Capparis nilgiriensis Subbha Rao, Kumari & Chandr
Capparis oblongifolia
Capparis olacifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
Capparis pachyphylla M.Jacobs
Capparis parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson
Capparis rheedei DC.
Capparis rheedii
Capparis rotundifolia
Capparis roxburghii
Capparis sabiifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
Capparis sepiaria L.
Capparis shevaroyensis R. Sundararaghavan
Capparis sicula
Capparis sikkimensis
Capparis sikkimensis Kurz subsp. yunnanensis
Capparis spinosa var. spinosa
Capparis spinosa var. galeata
Capparis spinosa var. himalayensis
Capparis tenera Dalzell
Capparis wallichiana
Capparis zeylanica L.

I checked species of … & found that some are not valid names (rather syn. of other stated names) while a few others have been moved to another genera like …I think this appears to be a situation in other genera also & situation may get confused.

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Capparis :  3 posts by 2 authors.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Capparis

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other databases/ books.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

Any comments are welcome

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Great job Sir

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Capparis (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Capparaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.

Pl. go through Capparis (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Capparaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.

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Capparis (Capparaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.

Pl. go through Capparis (‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎Capparaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia.

If you find any incorrect identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.

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