I think Srikanth ji is right. FBI treats both the species separate and only includes *Capparis zeylanica Roxb.* as synonym under *C. horrida L.f.*, and *NOT* C. zeylanica L., which is a different species. There may be some misunderstanding about this point, i guess.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Pardeshi S. <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Shrikant ji > According to Fl. of Maharashtra-Almeida sir > the citation is as follows > Capparis zeylanica L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 720, 1792, Cooke, Fl. Pres. > Bombay 1: 47; Almeida, Fl. Mah. 1: 50, 1996; Singh et al. Fl. Mah. St. > 1: 215, 2000; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 98, 2005. > Synonyms: C. hastigera Hans, Seem. Bot. 6. 296, 1868. C. xanthophylla > coll. & Hemsl., J. L. Soc. Lord. Bot. 28: 20, 1980. C. horrida L.f. > Suppl. 264, 1781. > Common name: Tarati, Wagoti, Wag, Govindi, Govindphal. > > C. zeylanica and C. horrida are one and the same plant. > also the fruit are commonly used during Ganpati festival and kept near > the ganpati Idol along with Fruits of Celastrsu paniculatus. > > Regards > Satish Pardeshi > > > On Jan 27, 2:35 pm, Rashida Atthar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Muthu ji can you please mention a charactersitic or two, from the flora > you > > generally refer to indicate this is not C. zeylanica? > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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 >
