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GENUS VII. CAPPARIS. 
Polyandria Monogynia. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. From Kabir, the Arabic name of the species producing 
the capers of commerce. ia 
Gen. Cuan. Shtubs, with simple, entire leaves: sepals 4: pe« 
tals 4, sessile: stamens distinct: siliqua more or less baccate, 
stalked. 
(1) C. sreviserna. (Dec.) 
Ident. W. & A, prod I. p. 24.—Dec. prod. I. p. 246. 
Syn. C. acuminata, Roxb. fl. Ind. II. p. 566.—C. Rheedii, 
Dec. prod. I. p. 246.—C. Wightiana, Wall.—C. rotundifolia, 
Dec. prod. 1. p. 245. 
Engrav. Hook. Ic. t. 126. 3: 
Spec. Cuar. Shrub, armed with thorny stipules: leaves short- 
petioled, from broad-lanceolate to oval, more,or less acute, mucro- 
nate, paler beneath: pedicels axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, nearly 
as long as the leaves: ovary oblong, densely pubescent: flowers 
largish, the two upper petals tinged yellow: anthers blue: berry 
smooth, red when ripe. 
Malabar. Common on dry rocky ground, flowering about the 
end of the cold season. : 
(2) C. pyrtrotra. (ZLam.) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p. 25,+=Dec. prod. I. p. 246. 
Syn. C. grandiflora, Wall. , 
Engrav. Deless. Ic. III. t. 11.—Wight’s Ic. t. 1047. 
Srec. Cuan. Stipules thorny, hooked: leaves ovate, or oval- 
lanceolate, mucronate, glabrous, young ones densely pubescent: 
pedicels short, axillary, solitary, 1-flowered, 2-3 times longer than 
the petiole: ovary narrow-oblong, glabrous, furrowed. 
Mountainous districts in the Peninsula. Base of the Neilgher- 
ries. This is a low, thorny shrub, with large and handsome flowers, 
(3) C.srynosa. (Dee.) 
Ident. W.& A. prod. I. p, 25.—Dec. prod. I. p. 246. 
Syn. OC. horrida, Herb. Banks. ef 
Engrav. Wight's Ic. t. 889. 
_ Spec. Cuan. Ramous shrub, sometimes attaining the size of a 
small tree: stipules thorny, short, curved: leaves from linear-lan~ 
- ceolate to elliptical, mucronate: pedicels short, axillary, solitary, 
1-flowered, 2-3 times longer than the petiole: ovary smooth, fur- 
rowed: berry globose, warted, with 6 ridges, scarlet: flowers red. 
Coimbatore. Common all over the Deccan, 
