Capparis zeylanica L.
Capparis zeylanica L.
Capparis zeylanica L.
Capparis zeylanica L.
Capparis zeylanica L.
MS003 : Capparis zeylanica L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 10 |
| Synonym | : | Capparis acuminata Roxb.;
Capparis aurantioides Presl.;
Capparis baducca L.;
Capparis brevispina Auct. non DC.;
Capparis crassifolia Kurz;
Capparis dealbata DC.;
Capparis erythrodasys Miq.;
Capparis formosa Wall.;
Capparis hastigera Hance.;
Capparis horrida L.f.;
Capparis latifolia Craib.;
Capparis nemorosa Blanco.;
Capparis ovalifolia Zipp. ex Miq.;
Capparis polymorpha Kurz.;
Capparis quadriflora DC.;
Capparis rufescens Turcz.;
Capparis subhorrida Craib.;
Capparis swinhoei Hance.;
Capparis terniflora DC.;
Capparis wallichiana Wight & Arn.;
Capparis wightiana Wall.;
Capparis zeylanica var. pubipetala.; S.Y.Liu, X.Q.Ning & Y.F.Tan.;
Oligloron zeylanica (L.) Rafin.;
Pleuteron baduca (L.) Rafin.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Waghata, Pachwa, Ceylon caper, Indian caper • Hindi: Aradanda • Tamil: Adondai • Konkani: Govindphal • Marathi: Govindi • Sanskrit: Vyaghranakhi • Telugu: Palaki • Gujarati: Karrallura • Rajasthani: Gitoran • Kannada: Mullukattari • Nepali: Ban kera |
| Plant Family | : | Capparaceae |
| Description | : | Stragglers, branchlets adpressed tomentose. Leaves 7-9 x 5-6 cm, ovate, apex mucronate, base truncate, pubescent; petiole to 1 cm, densely pubescent, stipular spines small, in pairs, recurved. Flowers in supra axillary rows, 3-4 cm across, white, buds densely pubescent; pedicels 2-4 cm, pubescent; stamens numerous, long exserted, white, turns to brown, gynandrophore as long as or longer than filaments; ovary 2.5 mm, ellipsoid. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Mostly in along roadsides and near village sites |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The leaves are employed as a counter-irritant, and are made into a poultice for treating boils, swellings and haemorrhoids. They are also used to reduce perspiration and to improve the appetite. A decoction of the root-bark is used as a remedy for vomiting and to improve the appetite. anti-ulcer; In folk medicine, leaves used as cataplasm for boils, swelling and hemorrhoids. Decoction of root-bark used for vomiting and for improving the appetite. Leaves also used to improve the appetite. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: p-hydroxybenzoic acid; syringic acid; vanillic acid; ferrulic acid; p-coumanic acid; beta-carotene; thioglycoside; glycocapparin; n-tricortane; alpha-amyrin; phytosterol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Alpha-amyrin; P-Hydroxybenzoic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Rare |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Caper.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32086
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Capparis+zeylanica
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3558170/ |
| Reference | : | ~ Chellaiah Muthu, Muniappan Ayyanar, Nagappan Raja and Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu; "Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India"; Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2006); 2(43): 1-10 PMID : ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Capparales |
| Family | : Capparaceae |
| Genus | : Capparis |
| Species | : Capparis zeylanica L. |