Capparis divaricata

Capparis divaricata Lam., Encycl. 1: 606 1785. (syn: Capparis horrida Banks ex Wight & Arn.; Capparis stylosa DC.); . Spreading Caper • Marathi: पाचुंदा Pachunda • Sanskrit: Pakhoda, Pakhauda • Tamil: Turatti • Telugu: Budareni; . Capparis divaricata: Came across this throny shrub at the outskirts of Pune (Kondwa). Bot. name: Capparis divaricata  – Oh […]

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Capparis decidua

Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 184 1862. (Syn. Capparis aphylla Roth; Capparis decidua Pax; Capparis sodada R.Br.; Sodada decidua Forssk.); . Images by Gopal Shinde (Placed here by J.M.Garg) . KAP-ar-iss — Greek: kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East … Dave’s Botanary dee-SID-yoo-uh — Latin: de (down); cadere (to fall); deciduous […]

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Capparis brevispina

Capparis brevispina DC., Prodr. 1: 246 1824. (Syn: Capparis brevispina Wight & Arn.; Capparis wallichiana Wight & Arn.); . As per efi thread : In C. rheedii, according to Flora of British India and Gamble, Flowers are 4.5 inches diameter whereas, in C. brevispina, flowers are 1.5-2 inches in diameter. Further, 2 lower petals are yellowish, […]

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