Large-Petal Caper
Capparis grandiflora
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- March-April
How to identify Large-Petal Caper
Identify Large-Petal 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 shrub (straggling) habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Notably large flowers.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Large-Petal Caper.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis grandiflora
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Shrub (Straggling)
- Habitat
- Hilly forests and plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/roundrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Large-Petal 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 Large-Petal Caper itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Large-Petal Caper
Large-Petal Caper (Capparis grandiflora) is a species in the Capparaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in hilly forests and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Large-Petal Caper belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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