Capparaceae
Ceylon caper
Capparis zeylanica
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Genus
- Capparis
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- قبار سيلاني
- Bangla
- কায়াকোরা, মেঁঠামারি
- Chinese
- 牛眼睛, 槌果藤
- English
- Ceylon caper
- Malayalam
- ഗിടോരൻ
- Tamil
- ஆதொண்டை
- Thai
- สะแอะ
Synonyms
- Capparis aeylanica Roxb.
- Capparis aurantioides C.Presl
- Capparis crassifolia Kurz
- Capparis dealbata DC.
- Capparis erythrodasys Miq.
- Capparis hastigera Hance
- Capparis hastigera var. obcordata Merr. & F.P.Metcalf
- Capparis horrida L.f.
- Capparis horrida var. erythrodasys (Miq.) Miq.
- Capparis horrida var. paniculata Gagnep.
- Capparis latifolia Craib
- Capparis linearis Blanco
- Capparis myrioneura var. latifolia Hallier f.
- Capparis nemorosa Blanco
- Capparis ovalifolia Zipp. ex Miq.
- Capparis polymorpha Kurz
- Capparis quadriflora DC.
- Capparis rufescens Turcz.
- Capparis subhorrida Craib
- Capparis swinhoii Hance
- Capparis terniflora DC.
- Capparis wightiana Wall.
- Capparis xanthophylla Collett & Hemsl.
- Capparis zeylanica var. pubipetala S.Y.Liu, X.Q.Ning & Y.F.Tan
Photos
Photo: Lalithamba from India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lalithamba from India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.