Capparis decidua
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Capparis |
| Species: | C. decidua
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| Binomial name | |
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Capparis decidua, commonly known as karira,[3] is a useful plant in its marginal habitat.
Description
It is a small much-branched
caducous leaves being found only on young shoots.[4] It rarely exceeds a height of 5 metres (16 feet).[5]
The new flush of leaves appears in November–January. Red conspicuous flowers appear in March to April and August–September and ripe by May and October. The pink fleshy
coppices well and produces root suckers freely. It is extremely drought-resistant and tolerates some frost.[5]
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Tree without fruits -
Flower on branch -
Flowers -
Tree with fruits -
Unripe fruits on the tree -
Unripe fruits -
Ripe fruits -
Tawny eagle perched on tree
Distribution and habitat
It can be found in
Thar desert
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Khair city in Uttar Pradesh, India is famous for Kair trees.[citation needed]
Uses
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The fruit and young buds can be eaten raw.[4]
Its spicy fruits are used for preparing
landscape gardening, afforestation and reforestation in semidesert and desert areas; it provides assistance against soil erosion.[6]
References
- ^ Oldfield, S. (2020). "Capparis decidua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T19289281A149819451. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 4 June 2016
- ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 4 June 2016
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- ^ a b Burdak, L.R. (1982). Recent Advances in Desert Afforestation- Dissertation submitted to Shri R.N. Kaul, Director, Forestry Research, F.R.I., Dehra Dun. p. 55
- ^ Kaul (1963), Ghosh (1977)
Sources
- Kaul, R.N. (1963): Need for afforestation in the arid zones of Khair, India. LA-YAARAN 13.
- Ghosh, R.C. (1977): Handbook on afforestation techniques. Khair, India.
- Gupta, R.K. & Prakasah, Ishwar (1975): Environmental analysis of the Thar Desert. Dehra Dun.
External links
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Capparis decidua". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.