| | | Capparis viburnifolia Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 598. 1939; Jacops, Blumea 12: 505. 1965; K.Chayamarit, Fl. Thailand 5(3): 12. 1991. | | Capparaceae | |
Description: Scandent shrub; twigs angular; thorns 2–6 mm long. Leaves ovate to oblong, coriaceous, densely dark-brown tomentose beneath. Flowers 3–12 in terminal corymbs. Sepals very imbricate, orbicular, brown-tomentose outside. Petals violet and white, obovate. Stamens numerous (± 75), dark pink to white. Fruits (imature) brownish, densely velvety. | | | |
Distribution: It is distributed from S China (Yunnan) to Indochina (Tonkin, Annam) and northern Thailand. It is scattered in open old clearings in montane forest, 700–1,300 m, recorded from Tak (Huai Kasa) and Nan (Doi Phu Kha).
Notes: Last updated on 28 September 2016. | |
Thai name: Sali num (สาลีหนุ่ม), Ching chi khao (ชิงชี่เขา). | |
Photos: Rachun Pooma (Doi Phukha, Nan). | |
References:
| Chayamarit, K. 1991. Capparaceae. In Flora of Thailand Vol. 5(3): 250. |
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