Excellent Shots Sir On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote:
> *Capparis zeylanica* L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2. 720. 1762. > syn: *Capparis horrida* L.f. > > Scandent shrub with young parts clothed with reddish-brown tomentum, hairy > soon falling off; leaves elliptic-oblong, 3-10 cm long on 10-15 mm long > petiole; stipular spines curved, up to 5 mm long; flowers supra axillary, > usually 2, sometimes 1 or 3, 2-4 cm across on up to 4 cm long pedicel; > sepals subequal, tomentose; petals up to 18 mm long, white or slightly > yellowish, hairy outside; stamens many, twice as long as petals, purple > tinged in upper part; fruit globose 3-4 cm across. > > Photographed from near Kathgodam in Uttaranchal Pradesh on April 13, 2012. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
