Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Capparaceae | Genus: Capparis | Species: Capparis zeylanica Linn.( हिंस ) |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Capparis hastigera Hanceq, Capparis swinhoei Hance, Capparis horrida L.f. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Ardanda, Jhiris | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Ceylon Caper | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Hins | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up To1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit globose, pericarp thick, woody-coriaceous, smooth, reddish, orange or purple. Seeds many |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Throughout the greater part of India, east wards through Myanmar to Hainan and Southwards to Sri Lanka, Indo-Chinense Peninsula to Andaman, Malaysia | Bark Details | Bark rough, yellowish brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Climbing shrub, brown -red to greyish stellate-tomentose or glabrescent, thorns recurved. Leaves ovate-elliptic or rarely obovate, base rounded, cuneate or obovae, apex acute to rounded. Flowers white or pink,1-few in supra axillary rows.sepals more or less densely tomentose outside, outer pair orbicular to elliptic, inner pair elliptic or oblong with more rounded top. Petals very thin, oblong with rounded top, glabrous. Stamens many, white or purple. Gynophore slightly exceeding the stamens. Ovary ellipsoid. Fruit globose, pericarp thick, woody-coriaceous, smooth, reddish, orange or purple. Seeds many | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-elliptic or rarely obovate, base rounded, cuneate or obovae, apex acute to rounded |
