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Useful Tropical Plants

Capparis pyrifolia

Lam.

Capparaceae

+ Synonyms

Capparis acuminata Willd.

Capparis dasypetala Turcz.

Capparis foetida Blume

Capparis kerrii Craib

Capparis oxyphylla Miq.

Capparis zeylanica Wight & Arn.

Oligloron zeylanica Raf.

Common Name:

Capparis pyrifolia

General Information

Capparis pyrifolia is a shrub with small thorns, sometimes adopting a climbing habit, growing from 1 - 4 metres tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of food. The white wood is sold in local markets for medicinal use[
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Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
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Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
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Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
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Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet

Range

E. Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Lowlands and hills in dry locations; living fences; brushwood, and teak forest; at elevations from sea-level to 850 metres[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Year
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Medicinal Rating *  *  *
HabitShrub
Height2.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[
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Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
]. A sweet flavour[
451
Title
Flora Malesiana Series 1
Publication
 
Author
Various
Website
http://www.archive.org
Publisher
Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet
].

Medicinal

The wood is used in the treatment of biliousness, stomach-ache and giddiness[
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Title
Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://proseanet.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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