Excellent flowers of *Capparaceae* family. Not seen by me earlier. On 19 October 2010 17:19, 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 > >
