Capparaceae FAMILY
Capparis zeylanica
Capparis zeylanica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Capparis zeylanica is an evergreen climbing shrub producing stems 2 - 5 metres long, occasionally to 10 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and occasionally as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines,
HabitatHedges, brushwood, savannahs, forest borders; at low to medium elevations, in areas with seasonal climatic conditions[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].