Kolisma / Round Leaf Caper
Capparis rotundifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering
- April-August
How to identify Kolisma
Identify Kolisma 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 habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Distinctly rounded leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kolisma.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis rotundifolia
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-August
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/roundrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kolisma 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 Kolisma itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- कोळीस्मा Kolisma
About Kolisma
A member of the Capparaceae family, Round Leaf Caper (Capparis rotundifolia) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from April to August.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Kolisma belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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