Cleghorn Caper
Capparis cleghornii
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- February-October
How to identify Cleghorn Caper
Identify Cleghorn Caper by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cleghorn Caper.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis cleghornii
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/roundrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cleghorn Caper itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cleghorn Caper itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cleghorn Caper
A member of the Capparaceae family, Cleghorn Caper (Capparis cleghornii) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Cleghorn Caper belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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