Capparis sepiaria L.
Capparis sepiaria L.
Capparis sepiaria L.
MS116 : Capparis sepiaria L.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | |
| Synonym | : | Capparis affinis Merr.; Capparis emarginata Presl; Capparis flexicaulis Hance; Capparis glauca Wall.; Capparis incanescens DC.; Capparis retusella Thw.; Capparis sepiaria var. retusella Thw.; Capparis trichopetala Valeton; Capparis umbellata R. Br. ex DC.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Wild Caper Bush, • Hindi: Kanthari • Telugu: Nallavuppi • Tamil: Karindu • Marathi: Kantharyel • Oriya: Otaibe • Kannada: Ippi • Gujarati: Kalokantharo • Bengali: Kaliakara • Sanskrit: Kanthari, Grdhranakhi |
| Plant Family | : | CAPPARACEAE |
| Description | : | Stragglers, branchlets thinly pubescent. Leaves 3-4 x 2 cm, oblong-lanceolate, apex emarginate, base acute, pubescent; petiole ca. 0.5 cm, stipular spines in pairs, small, recurved. Umbels corymbose, terminal and axillary; peduncles to 1 cm. Flowers to 1 cm across, white; pedicels 1.5 cm; sepals ovate, margin ciliate. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The fruit is considered to be aphrodisiac. The bark and the roots are used as a wound dressing. The plant is said to be alterative, febrifuge and tonic. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: alpha-amyrin; beta-amyrin; Betulin; Erythrodiol; Taraxasterol; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (3): Alpha-amyrin; Betulin; Erythrodiol; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book |
| Reference | : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
(2018 - 2019); Book 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 sepiaria L. |