Pachunda / Spreading Caper
Capparis divaricata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- March-November
How to identify Pachunda
Identify Pachunda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Widely spreading (divaricate) branches.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pachunda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis divaricata
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry forests and on black cotton soil
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/roundrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pachunda 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 Pachunda itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Turatti, துரட்டி
- Marathi
- पाचुंदा Pachunda
About Pachunda
Spreading Caper (Capparis divaricata) belongs to the Capparaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in dry forests and on black cotton soil. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Pachunda belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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