Capparis roxburghii

Capparis roxburghii DC., Prodr. 1: 247 1824. (Syn: Capparis aguba Banks ex DC.; Capparis bisperma Wight ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Capparis corymbosa Roxb. [Illegitimate]);

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)

Woody climbers, young branchlets hairy, black on drying, smooth, spines very small. Leaves 6 x 2-3 cm, oblong, elliptic, obtuse at apex, slightly emarginate. Flowers in racemes, 4 cm across, white. Berry ovoid, 2-4 cm across, stipe to 6 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting: March-October

Dry deciduous forests

India and Sri Lanka

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)