The plant posted is not *Capparis zeylanica*. kindly validate. On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote:
> Shrikant ji, > I have photographed some capers from Oman & Kenya. > Will post these for you to see and if possible identify. > Regards, > Aarti > > On Jan 14, 7:02 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > Let me share some doubts on the plant posted here. The plant disagrees > > with the description in the floras in following respects. > > 1. Stipular spines are hooked instead of straight. > > 2. Leaves are obovate, retuse with a mucro and narrowed at base > > instead of elliptic acute and rounded at base. > > > > The plant matches with the description of C. horrida L. described in > > T. Cooke's flora which is given as a syn of C. zeylanica in BSI flora > > of Maharashtra. I had seen this plant at Kanakeshwar along with Mr. > > Pravin Kawle last year and was wondering if I could see it in flowers. > > Can anyone explain the merger of 2 distinct plants? Regards, Shrikant > > > > On Jan 14, 3:02 pm, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Saw this flower of Capparis zeylanica in the evening at the south end > of the > > > forest in Mumbai this month. The fruits are used for making pickle. The > > > flowers change colour from pinkish to red and purple by evenng as seen > in > > > the picture. > > > > > regards, > > > Rashida. > > > > > Capparis zeylanica.JPG > > > 117KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 09626833911 www.careearthtrust.org
