This is *Capparis decidua/Capparis aphylla.* As the name suggests you will not find leaves. Local Marathi name : Nepti BTW May I request you not to use the simple subject line <Request Identification > Instead please use line like Plant for ID 20/04/2012 GD1 etc which is your initials and date. With common subject line the threads get mixed up. (Posting guidelines) Moderator On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Ganesh Dhamodkar < [email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all, > > I am very happy to find this group on net. My main objective to learn more > than to tell something new. I have been trying to identify this shrub for a > long while. It used to be in abundance near my native place at Manegaon, > Dist: Buldhana <http://g.co/maps/a9zw5>, Maharashtra. I have not seen > this plant somewhere else. > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kTYK1akIV88/T5GHeGcMI4I/AAAAAAAABHI/A-oEv3yfW7U/s1600/Identify1.jpg> > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qu1r5tGc_k8/T5GHVluFtAI/AAAAAAAABG0/KlhP78OB1as/s1600/Closeup.jpg> > This plant does not have leaves. It is all sticks. The photos are taken > in flowering season, May 2011. The fruits are berry-like and contain many > seeds. I've heard people make pickle of the fruits, but never seen someone > actually making it (local people don't make pickle). Fruits turn pinkish > after ripening. The taste somewhat "tikha" plus sweet. Can someone > identify this? Is any additional information needed? > -- Dr Satish Phadke
