Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family   

   MS117 : Capparis spinosa

Plant Category : Shrubs

Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :

Synonym : Capparis cartilaginea;

Plant Common Name : Kabar, Caperbush, Caper Bush, Caperberry, Kalvari, Caper

Plant Family : CAPPARACEAE

Description : a scrambling shrub which grows by spreading or scrambling over rocks. It has long, hairless stems which are typically bent and twisted, with white-grey or yellowish-green bark, coated in a waxy or powdery bloom. The oval-shaped leaves of the plant are broad and fleshy, often ending in a hooked, yellowish-brown spine below the pointed tip. During the flowering period, Cartilage Caper produces large, attractive white flowers which possess many erect stamens and unequally shaped petals, two of which are fused and slightly hooded, fitting into a helmet-shaped sepal. Fruits is ovoid or ellipsoid, 3-5 cm long, 2-3 cm broad, often reddish and ribbed, many seeded and pulpy.

Plant Location in Melghat :

Medicinal Use / Activity : Reduce flatulence and to be antirheumatic. In Ayurvedic medicine they are said to be hepatic stimulants and protectors, improving liver function - and these uses have been confirmed by modern research. Capers have reported uses for arteriosclerosis, as diuretics, kidney disinfectants, vermifuges and tonics. Infusions and decoctions from caper root bark have been traditionally used for dropsy, anaemia, arthritis and gout. The root-bark is analgesic, anthelmintic, antihaemorrhoidal, aperient, deobstruent, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, tonic and vasoconstrictor. It is used internally in the treatment of gastrointestinal infections, Diarrhea, gout and rheumatism.

Plant's Phytochemicals : COMPOUNDS: Manool; citric acid; Daucosterol; Glucocapparin; Glucocleomin; Glucoiberin; oleic acid; SENECIONINE; Sinigrin; rutin;

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (1):

Rutin;

Plant's Current Status :

Plant's Cross Database Reference : 259142

Reference : Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book

Reference : ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati (2018 - 2019); Book PMID :

~ Kavishankar, G.B; Lakshmidevi, N.; Murthy, S.M.; Prakash, H.S. and Niranjana, S.R.; "Diabetes and medicinal plants-A review"; Int J Pharm Biomed Sci (2011); 2(3): 65-80 PMID :

Kingdom : Plantae - Plants
Phylum : Tracheophyta
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision : Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Order : Capparales
Family : Capparaceae - Caper family
Genus : Capparis L. - caper
Species : Capparis spinosa L. - caper

Capparis spinosa L. - caper
Capparis spinosa L. - caper
Capparis spinosa L. - caper
Capparis spinosa L. - caper
Capparis spinosa L. - caper
Capparis spinosa L. - caper