Thanks Shrikant ji, for the picture. The other species, C.brevispina, is quite different and should not be confused by the yellow band in petals, i learnt. Thanks also to Giby for distinguishing these two species.
Gamble quotes the distribution of C. brevispina as "...usually near the coast" which matches with my observation of this in sacred groves of Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest type (also inhabiting Capparis rotundifolia and C. zeylanica) near Villupuram in TN. So its presence in MH (evergreen forests?) needs to be verified i think. This sp is not dealt by Cooke. Dinesh ji, according to Gamble there are 4 species dealt in FPM having white flowers with yellow tinge, that confused us. (pl note Shrikant ji's observation is 'pale blue' in C. rheedii, a form of cultivated one?) I would like to know from where you photographed those pictures. Like us, Wallich and Hooker were also confused this but to C. zeylanica. Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected] > wrote: > Sorry, I could not attach in the earlier 'Capparis in Jijamata Udyan' > thread. This is C. rheedei DC. syn. C. heyneana Wall. that is found along > streams in thick shady evergreen forests of western ghats. The branches are > spinous, leaves are 10-15 cm long and flowers are 10-12 cm and pale blue. > Plant in Mumbai garden differs greatly from this plant of W. ghats. > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12 Varshanand Society > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?>
