Capparaceae FAMILY
Capparis moonii
Capparis moonii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Capparis moonii is a thorny, evergreen, climbing shrub growing into the surrounding vegetation up to a height of 10 metres or more. When growing in open areas the plant normally adopts a lower, more bushy habit. The woody stem is usually around 15 - 20cm wide at the base, occasionally to 25cm, and is nuch branched[ 1269 Title Critical Notes on three species of Capparis Linn, from peninsular India Publication Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol 62 No. 1 pp 412-424. 1965 Author R. Sundara Raghavan & Rolla Seshagiri Rao Publisher Year 1965 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Extracts of the plant are used in commercial cosmetic preparations.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - western India (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala), Sri Lanka
HabitatRather abundant on laterite soils along rocky slopes, mostly in the moist deciduous forests of the lower parts of the Western Ghats and also in the semi-evergreen forests along the upper slopes. Also found along rocky coastal areas[ 1269 Title Critical Notes on three species of Capparis Linn, from peninsular India Publication Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol 62 No. 1 pp 412-424. 1965 Author R. Sundara Raghavan & Rolla Seshagiri Rao Publisher Year 1965 ISBN Description ].