Capparis sarmentosa
A. Cunn. ex Benth.
Scrambling caper
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Flower buds
The fruit are edible and can be eaten fresh. The flower buds are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in coastal rainforest areas in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
Australia*,
How to Identify
A tall slender shrub. It grows 3-6 m high and 1-3 m wide. The young branches have a few rusty hairs. The leaves are 1-2 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. They are oval and shiny. The flowers occur singly or in pairs in the axils of leaves. The flower stalks are 1 cm long. The flowers are 2 cm across. They are yellow. The fruit is a berry 2-3 cm long. It is orange. The fruit are edible.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Notes
There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.
Names & Synonyms
Mulpup
References (6)
- Bailey, F. M., 1913, Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants. Queensland Government.
- Edible and Useful Native Plants (off internet)
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1982, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 2. Lothian. p 460
- Flora of Australia, Volume 8, Lecythidales to Batales, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra (1982) p 214
- Nicholson, N & H., 1994, Australian Rainforest Plants 4, Terania Rainforest Publishing. NSW. p 21
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
