Capparis cleghornii

Botanical Description

Capparis cleghornii is a thorny, evergreen climbing shrub growing into the surrounding vegetation to a height of around 6 - 8 metres. The woody stem is around 10cm in diameter at the base, branching profusely[ 1269 Title Critical Notes on three species of Capparis Linn, from peninsular India Publication Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol 62 No. 1 pp 412-424. 1965 Author R. Sundara Raghavan & Rolla Seshagiri Rao Publisher Year 1965 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.