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Botanical Name: Capparis decidua
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Family: Capparaceae
Common Name: नेपती, कैर
Etymology - Genus: From the Greek kápparis, originating in the Near or Middle East.
Etymology - Species: From the Latin de (down) and cadere (to fall); deciduous.
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Rajasthan
Description: Grows to a medium size tree with strong trunk. Mature tree has a rough, cracked bark. Observed all around Marvaad region of Rajasthan.This plant looks like a bare leaf, thorny bush with dark green, smooth, spreading branches; giving it its characteristic appearance. Two short, straight or curved, sharp spines at the stipule.Leaves are small and narrow, appear on young branches and soon fall off.Flowers appear singly or in a group of 3-5 at the node.Very attractive pink, red flower. It actually shines on a barren, deserted landscape.Many stamen bursting outward, a typical Capparaceae family character. Flower has a gynophore: stack that supports gynoecium (ovule producing part of the flower, turns into fruit), elevating it above the branching points of other floral parts. Can be seen very clearly protruding out, among many stamens.Fruits are round, pointed, green turn red when ripe.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Rough, cracked
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Grows to a medium size tree with strong trunk. Mature tree has a rough, cracked bark. Observed all around Marvaad region of Rajasthan.
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Leaf - Characters
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Stipules: Spiny
Leaf Type: Simple
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: This plant looks like a bare leaf, thorny bush with dark green, smooth, spreading branches; giving it its characteristic appearance. Two short, straight or curved, sharp spines at the stipule.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Linear
Lamina Bases:
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Acute
Lamina Texture:
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Leaves are small and narrow, appear on young branches and soon fall off.
Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Single Flower
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Flowers appear singly or in a group of 3-5 at the node.
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Photo Description: Flower has a gynophore: stack that supports gynoecium (ovule producing part of the flower, turns into fruit), elevating it above the branching points of other floral parts.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 15-Oct-2022 17:41 PM
Photo Description: Flower has a gynophore: stack that supports gynoecium (ovule producing part of the flower, turns into fruit), elevating it above the branching points of other floral parts.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 24-Oct-2022 13:19 PM
Photo Description: Flower has a gynophore: stack that supports gynoecium (ovule producing part of the flower, turns into fruit), elevating it above the branching points of other floral parts.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 24-Oct-2022 13:20 PM
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
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Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
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Flower Description: Very attractive pink, red flower. It actually shines on a barren, deserted landscape.
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Floral Parts - Characters
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Androecium Attachment of anther: Basifixed
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamens
Androecium Number of Stamens: many
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Floral Parts Description: Many stamen bursting outward, a typical Capparaceae family character. Flower has a gynophore: stack that supports gynoecium (ovule producing part of the flower, turns into fruit), elevating it above the branching points of other floral parts. Can be seen very clearly protruding out, among many stamens.
Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 1 Photo Date-Time: 15-Oct-2022 17:41 PM
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 21-Oct-2022 07:13 AM
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Fruit type: Berry
Fruit type Description: Fruits are round, pointed, green turn red when ripe.
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Photo Credit: Mandar Joshi Record Count: 2 Photo Date-Time: 24-Oct-2022 13:14 PM
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Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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