✿Capparaceae · Capparis
Pachunda / Tree Caper
Capparis grandis
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis grandis
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Siam
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Pachunda, Padanbor
- Tamil
- தொட்டி மரம் Thotti maram, Mudkondai
- Kannada
- Torate
- Marathi
- Pachonda, Kandel, पाचुंदा
About Pachunda
Tree Caper (Capparis grandis) is a tree belonging to the Capparaceae family (Caper Family). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It is native to India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Pachunda belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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