Capparaceae FAMILY

Capparis spinosa himalayensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Caper extracts and pulps have been used in cosmetics, but there have been cases reported of contact dermatitis and sensitivity from their use[ 646 Title New Crops FactSheets Publication Author Website http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/default.html Publisher Purdue University Year 0 ISBN Description A website dedicated to giving information on potential new agricultural crops. ].

Botanical Description

Capparis spinosa himalayensis is a thorny, prostrate-spreading or hanging, evergreen shrub[ 1268 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from eastern Africa to Oceania Publication Phytotaxa 203 (1): 024-036. 2015 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ]. We have seen no specific information on the uses of this subspecies, but it is likely to be used in at least some of the ways that other subspecies are used. See Capparis spinosa for information on these uses.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - northeastern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal

HabitatOpen dry slopes, rocky ground, cliffs; at elevations up to 2,400 metres[ 1268 Title A taxonomic revision of the Capparis spinosa group (Capparaceae) from eastern Africa to Oceania Publication Phytotaxa 203 (1): 024-036. 2015 Author Silvio Fici Website http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 1179-3155 Description ].