Rudravanti / Large Caper
Capparis moonii
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-October
How to identify Rudravanti
Identify Rudravanti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Large fruit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round, large.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rudravanti.
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.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Rudravanti belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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