Capparis decidua

• Botanical Name : Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew
• Synonyms : Capparis aphylla Roth.
• Common Name : Kerda, Bare Caper
• Plant Family : Capparaceae or Capparidaceae
• Plant Form : Shrub
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4, 8, 10, 25-27, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Aranya Van

About Capparis decidua Plant :

• Habit : A straggling glabrous shrub.  
• Stem : Branches zigzag and green (Phylloclades) with a pair of straight spines.
• Leaves : Found on young shoots only, small, linear.
• Inflorescence : Corymbs
• Flowers :
  • Reddish brown.
  • Calyx made up of 4 sepals, unequal, hairy, anterior sepals large, hooded.
  • Petals scarlet 4, unequal, 2 anterior largest.
  • Stamens around 15, filaments red.
  • Ovary ovoid, on a slender gynophore, style awl-shaped.
• Fruit : A globose, red, berry.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : November - March
• Significance :
  • Ripe fruits and young buds pickled.
  • It is good in cardiac troubles and improves appetite.