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15. Capparis grandis L.f.wfo-0000584752

Suppl.: 263. 1781; Hook.f. & Thomson in Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 176. 1872; Kurz, Fl. Burma 1: 64. 1877; Gagnep. in Fl. Gén. I.-C. 1: 192. 1908; Jacobs, Blumea 12: 456. 1965.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree 5–10 m high; branches tomentose when young, soon pubescent, striat; thorns small or wanting. Leaves elliptic or ovate, 5–10.5 by 2–6.5 cm, papery to subcoriaceous, sparingly tomentose on the upper surface, more densely below; base acute or cuneate; apex acute, obtuse or mucronate; nerves 8–10 pairs, parallel then arched towards the margin. Petiole 7–9 mm. Flowers in subumbels arranged in terminal leafy panicle; often in the axils of the upper leaves. Pedicels 1.5–2 cm. Sepals 5–6 by 4 mm, inner pair broadly elliptic, concave, pubescent outside. Petals white, obovate, 8 by 3 mm; narrowed towards base, ciliate at base; apex rounded. Stamens numerous. Gynophore 10–25 mm, slender, glabrous. Ovary ovoid, 2 by 1.5–2 mm, glabrous. Fruits globose, 1.2–4.5 cm in diam., pointed when young; pericarp smooth; stipe 2–4.5 cm long, 3–7 mm thick, thickened towards the top, striate. Seeds 1–6(–15), 10–13 by 6–8 mm.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai, Lampang (Ngao), Lamphun, Nan, Sukhothai; SOUTH-EASTERN: Chon Buri (Si Racha); SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan (Sam Roi Yot), Uthai Thani.

Distribution : India, Ceylon (type), Burma, S Vietnam.

Ecology : In dry deciduous forests, limestone hills, also in grasslands, to 250 m alt. Flowering: February–March; fruiting: May–November.

Vernacular : Khon klong (ค้อนกลอง)(Central).