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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
Capparis roxburghii : Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors.
I wish to share the images of Capparis roxburghii –the unarmed Capparis; with white flowers,
limited to Peninsular India
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