Capparis decidua
Capparaceae FAMILY

Capparis decidua

Capparis decidua

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Capparis decidua is a deciduous, bushy shrub growing in dense tufts, 4 - 5 metres high, or occasionally a small tree with many green vine-like apparently leafless branches, hanging in bundles[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree has very small leaves, and these only appear during the short rainy season[ 774 Title Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. Publication Author von Maydell H. Publisher Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany Year 1990 ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 Description A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses. ]. This is one of the important multipurpose tree species of desert and arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Saudi Arabia[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. An extremely hardy species, it provides vegetative cover in dry, hot, sandy desert areas where little else grows[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeDrier areas of northern and southern Africa to India.
HabitatDesert areas in the tropics, where it sometimes constitutes lines of small trees in Wadi beds[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Found at elevations from 300 - 1,200 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].