Capparis rheedi or commonly Rheed's Capper Tanay On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> .... most probably *Capparis rheedii* > Regards. > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Anantanarayan Rajaram < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Date/Time- latter half of the year >> >> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Nanmangalam reserve forest-dry,evergreen >> ,thorn - near Chennai city >> >> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild >> >> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- shrub >> >> Height/Length- 4-5 ft >> >> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- >> >> Inflorescence Type/ Size- about 7cm width total >> >> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- >> >> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- fruits 4-6 cm and more when split open. >> >> Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- >> >> From Flowers of India.net the flower seems to fit the description for >> Capparis >> rheedi but it is mentioned there that C. rheedi is endemic to Western >> Ghats. The fruit is as shown and birds were found to feed on it ( tastes >> sweet like custard apple and packing is similar). Experts' comments sought. >> Thanks >> >> > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) [email protected]
