Chenilam Badukka / Malabar Caper
Capparis rheedei
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis rheedei
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/roundrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chenilam Badukka itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“Flowers are showy, white to lilac, sometimes with bluish wings, measuring 3–5 cm across, and usually occur singly in the or occasionally in condensed racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chenilam Badukka itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Chenilam Badukka, Kakkamullu, Kanakkareeram
About Chenilam Badukka
Malabar Caper (Capparis rheedei) belongs to the Capparaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Chenilam Badukka belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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