Larval Host Plant
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Other notes
Natural History: A small tree growing 5-10 m tall. Flowers are white and fragrant. Fruits are round berries turning pinkish-brown when ripened.
References:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. (2018). Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10: 11495–11550. [DOI]
WFO (2023): Capparis grandis L.f. Accessed on: 23 Jun 2023. [URL]
Flowers of India (2023): Tree Caper. Accessed on: 23 Jun 2023. [URL]
Page citation
Kawthankar, N. 2024. Capparis grandis L.f. – Tree Caper. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/capparis-grandis, accessed 2024/05/02.