Capparaceae FAMILY

Capparis spinosa cartilaginea

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

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 cartilaginea is a thorny, usually erect shrub growing 60 - 400cm tall[ 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 ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Only the uses specifically ascribed to this subspecies are recorded here. Go to Capparis spinosa for the full list of uses for the species.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeNortheastern and eastern Africa, through the Arabian peninsula and the Levant, eastwards to Pakistan and India.

HabitatCliffs, rocky slopes, stony wadis, sandy and alluvial soils; on limestone, sandstone, gypsum, coral, gneiss and volcanic substrata; at elevations from sea level 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 ].