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 <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > The plant posted is not *Capparis zeylanica*. kindly validate. > > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com>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 <le...@rediffmail.com> >> 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 <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> 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 > >
