✿Capparaceae · Capparis
Rudravanti / Large Caper
Capparis moonii
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- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis moonii
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Southwest India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/round, largerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rudravanti 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 Rudravanti itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಲೂತಿಕಾಯಿ Luthikai, ಮುಳ್ಳು ಕತ್ತರಿ Mullu Kattari, ತೊಟ್ಲು ಗಿಡ Totlu Gida
- Malayalam
- തോട്ടുവിള Thottuvila
- Marathi
- रुद्रवंती Rudravanti, वाघाटी Vaghati, वाघाटी
About Rudravanti
Large Caper (Capparis moonii) belongs to the Capparaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to October.
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Rudravanti belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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