This appears to be *Capparis zeylanica* L. [*Capparaceae*].

Best wishes, Viplav

On Saturday, 17 April 2021 at 15:15:29 UTC+5:30 [email protected] wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I came across this climber and would be grateful if I could get an ID for 
> it. Description below with pictures. 
>
> *Date/Time- *17/04/21
>
> *Location- *Bhopal, 570 m
>
> *Habitat- *Wild. Found in a rocky area, was found along with 3 other 
> climbers, in part shade on a west facing slope. 
>
> *Plant Habit-* Climber. The stem is coated with a dusty residue, which 
> clears on rubbing. It was mostly green in colour, where there was young 
> stem. Older stems were yellowish. There were backward facing spines at each 
> node for the leaf as well as the stem. Slightly reddish and white at the 
> point. 
>
> *Height/Length-* About 4 m tall.
>
> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- *Young leaf has a dusty texture, revealing a 
> clean shiny leaf underneath on rubbing. Mature leaf did not have such a 
> texture. The leaves had branching veins and a pointy apex. Thorns as 
> stipules are present. The leaves were alternately arranged.
>
> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-* The unripe fruit was green and on 
> cutting open had a white fleshy inside, much like a guava surrounding the 
> seeds. 
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arjun
>
> [image: IMG_4556.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4555.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4554.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4553.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4552.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4557.HEIC]
>
> [image: IMG_4558.HEIC]
>
>
>

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