I too think it is Capparis rheedii Syn. C.heyneana and C. baducca (ref. T.S. Nayar (2006) and N. Sasidharan (2004). This plant is endemic to the Western Ghats.
There was a thread in eflora of India on C. rheedii during Oct 2010. Regards Giby On Feb 18, 10:42 am, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it is *Capparis rheedii*. A common element of the tropical dry > evergreen forests in > TN.http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2369722495/in/photostream/ > > Regards > > Vijayasankar Raman > National Center for Natural Products Research > University of Mississippi > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > Dear All > > > Request once again to validate the ID. Incidently the ID validation of > > another two plants (Cordyline fruticosa and Sterculia villosa) from > > Vir Jijamata Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai remains still buried under humus of > > comments. Regards, Shrikant > > > On Feb 11, 9:38 am, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > Capparis once again in the focus. Large shrub or small tree 2 m tall. > > Leaves 3-6 cm, elliptic, acute, cuneate; petioles 3 mm. Flowers axillary, > > 3-5 cm. Fruits not seen. Flowering in Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai on 10 Feb. > > 2011. ID leads to C. brevispina DC. as per Flora of Maharashtra BSI. Pls > > validate. Regards,Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar > > Sinhagad RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel9120 2435 0765.Fax 91 20 > > 2438 9190. > > > > Capparis.jpg > > > 260KViewDownload
