Pan India Bouquets

Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.

Family : Capparaceae
(Caper Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KARIL FAMILY (करील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Capparaceae
Basionym : Sodada decidua Forssk.
Synonym(s) : Capparis aphylla Roth
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
Common name : Bare Caper, Caper berry, Leafless caper-bush
Vernacular name : Kair, Kairiya, Karir, Karil, Kareen, Pichu, Teent, Tenti(Hindi)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Common on Ridges and in otrher drier parts
Comments / notes : The friuts are sold in the market
Key identification features : A leaffless, diffuse, much-branched, spinous shrub or small tree, straggling, twining or suffruticose. Throns paired, short, straight or recurved.
Flower, Fruit : January-August
Distribution :
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj
Native : Mauritania to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Exotic/Native : Native
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 65; Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.1: 51
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Capparis decidua. Downloaded on 30 June 2022.