Capparis tenera
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering
- February-June
How to identify Capparis tenera
Identify Capparis tenera 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: Slender delicate branches.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/round, slender.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
- Confirm it sits within the Capparaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Capparis tenera.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Capparis tenera
- Genus
- Capparis
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand; Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/round, slenderrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Capparis tenera 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 Capparis tenera itself; the rest are typical of the Capparaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Capparis tenera
Capparis tenera belongs to the Capparaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Capparis tenera belongs to the Capparaceae family.
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