Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Capparis zeylanica Linn.

Family: Capparaceae Genus: Capparis Species: Capparis zeylanica Linn.( हिंस )

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Synonym Capparis hastigera Hanceq, Capparis swinhoei Hance, Capparis horrida L.f. Flower Color White
Common Name Ardanda, Jhiris Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Ceylon Caper Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Hins Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Up To1000m Fruit Type Berry
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Fruit globose, pericarp thick, woody-coriaceous, smooth, reddish, orange or purple. Seeds many
Habitat Dry deciduous forests Bark Type Rugged
Distribution Throughout the greater part of India, east wards through Myanmar to Hainan and Southwards to Sri Lanka, Indo-Chinense Peninsula to Andaman, Malaysia Bark Details Bark rough, yellowish brown
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Climbing shrub, brown -red to greyish stellate-tomentose or glabrescent, thorns recurved. Leaves ovate-elliptic or rarely obovate, base rounded, cuneate or obovae, apex acute to rounded. Flowers white or pink,1-few in supra axillary rows.sepals more or less densely tomentose outside, outer pair orbicular to elliptic, inner pair elliptic or oblong with more rounded top. Petals very thin, oblong with rounded top, glabrous. Stamens many, white or purple. Gynophore slightly exceeding the stamens. Ovary ellipsoid. Fruit globose, pericarp thick, woody-coriaceous, smooth, reddish, orange or purple. Seeds many Leaf Details Leaves ovate-elliptic or rarely obovate, base rounded, cuneate or obovae, apex acute to rounded
 

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