✿Capparaceae · Capparis
Kair / Caper Plant
Capparis decidua
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- February-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis decidua
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, West Asia, North-East Africa, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Delhi, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Capparaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कैर kair, कैरिया kairiya, करीर karir
- Bengali
- করেল karil
- Tamil
- சிரக்கோழி cira-k-koli, குழலாதொண்டை kulal-atontai, கெந்திகம் kentikam
- Telugu
- ఏనుగుదంత enugadanta, కరీరము kariramu, ముముదాటు mumudatu
- Kannada
- ಚಿಪ್ಪುರಿ chippuri, ಕರೀರ karir, ಕರೀ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಗಿಡ kari uppi gida
- Malayalam
- കരിമുള്ളി karimulli, കരീരം kariram, തൂതവളം tudavalam
- Marathi
- करील karil, करीर karir, किरळ kiral
About Kair
Caper Plant (Capparis decidua) is a tree belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is typically found in deciduous forests. It occurs across India, West Asia, North-East Africa, Pakistan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-November.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Kair belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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