Capparis tenera

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Capparaceae Edible: Fruit, Leaves 11 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or vine. It grows 3 m tall. The twigs have thin spines. The leaf blade is narrowly oval and 4-7 cm long by 2 cm wide. The fruit are round and red when ripe. They are 7-10 mm across. There are 1 or 2 seeds per fruit.

Edible Uses

Both the leaves and fruit are edible; leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. In China it grows between 1,200-2,000 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, China, India, Indochina, Northeastern India, Myanmar, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand,

Synonyms

Capparis disticha KurzCapparis oxyphylla Wall.Capparis tetrasperma Thwaitesand others

Also Known As

Alolay, Bak lep maeo, Lamaw juriu, Mani-thanlyet, Mark muay, Pa da jiu

References (4)

Price, L. L., 1997, Wild Plant Food in Agricultural Environments: A Study of Occurrence, management and gathering Rights in Northeast Thailand. Human Organization. 56(2)
Somnasang, P., et al, 2000, Knowing gathering and eating: Knowledge and attitudes about wild food in an Isan Village in north eastern Thailand. Journal of Ethnobiology 20(2):197-216
www.efloras.org Flora of China Volume 7
Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.