Capparis

Capparis decidua

It is a small much-branched tree or shrub. It bears a mass of slender, gray-green leafless branches, the small caducous leaves being found only on young shoots. It rarely exceeds a height of 5 metres (16 feet). 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 berries are readily eaten by birds. It coppices well and produces root suckers freely. It is extremely drought-resista

Other Details

• Family :
  Capparaceae
• Common Name :
  karira
• Origin :
  Deserts and arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, Africa, and Saudi Arabia