Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Capparaceae | Genus: Capparis | Species: Capparis sepiaria Linn.( किला ) |
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| Synonym | Capparis affinis Merr., Capparis emarginata C.Presl, Capparis flexicaulis Hance, Capparis glauca Wall. Ex Hook. F. & Thomson | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kantari, Heens | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Caper Bush, Hedge Caper | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kila | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up To 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits globose, smooth, yellow to black. Seeds 1 – 2, embedded in sticky pulp |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Central Burma, Indo China, Malaysia, Australia | Bark Details | Smooth Bark Thorny |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen scandent shrubs or climbers, densely armed. Leaves ovate, elliptic – lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, subcordate at base, emarginated or retuse at apex. Flowers white, in sessile or shortly peduncled umbels. Sepals subequal, ovate or suborbicular, ciliate along margins. Petals obovate or oblong, white. Stamens 25 – 40, exserted. Anthers brown. Gynophore slender, thickened in fruits. Fruits globose, smooth, yellow to black. Seeds 1 – 2, embedded in sticky pulp | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate, elliptic – lanceolate or oblong – lanceolate, subcordate at base, emarginated or retuse at apex |
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