| Petal-less Caper |
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| Original date | 6/12/13 9:58 AM |
| Resolution | 888 x 666 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 90.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.6 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D90 |
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Botanical name: Maerua apetala Family: Capparaceae (Caper family)
Synonyms: Capparis apetala
Synonyms: Capparis apetala
Petal-less Caper is a thornless tree up to 10 m
tall. Leaves are found only on young shoots, trifoliate. Leaflets are
linear-oblong, 4-7 x 1-1.5 cm, hairless. Flowers are fragrant, creamish
tinged with purple, borne in corymbs at branch ends. Stamens are many.
Berry is oblong-ovoid, 1-2-ridged, 1.3 cm long. Seeds are embedded in a
scarlet pulp. Petal-less Caper is found all over Eastern Ghats.
Flowering: April-July.
Medicinal uses:
A paste of the root bark is
applied for leucoderma, and the extract is given orally for the same,
by Chenchu and Lambadi people. Tender leaves are ground with spices and
the paste made into pills are given orally for nervous disorder and
foot pain by Chenchu people.
Medicinal uses:
A paste of the root bark is
applied for leucoderma, and the extract is given orally for the same,
by Chenchu and Lambadi people. Tender leaves are ground with spices and
the paste made into pills are given orally for nervous disorder and
foot pain by Chenchu people. | Identification credit: S. Kasim | Photographed in Tamil Nadu. |
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