C. rheedei is a plant of evergreen forest. Flowers axillary, thorns straight, upper petals with a yellow/purple blotch is C. brevispina DC. I am seeing pictures for the first time. Regards, Shrikant
On Oct 19, 4:49 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 > > Capparis > 114KViewDownload > > Capparis > 72KViewDownload > > Capparis > 92KViewDownload > > Capparis > 149KViewDownload
