Timbuctoo caperbush

It is a tropical plant. It grows best on flat alluvial plains. It is often in wastelands. It can tolerate heat, drought, fire, frost and saline and alkaline soils. It can survive with 100 mm of rain per year. It grows in the Sahel. In Ethiopia it grows from sea level to 1,200 m altitude. It can grow in arid places.

Also known as:

Ajuet, Chippuri, Dela, Delha, Dhalu, Gandman lakdi, Gudhapatra, Gumero, Injet, Jaba, Kair, Kareenh, Kareer, Karel, Karer, Kari, Karil, Karinha, Karir, Karira, Kariramu, Kartoli, Ker, Kera, Kerda, Kerro, Kira, Kirar, Kontir, Kreeta, Kureel, Kurrel, Laddu, Maluza, Namar, Pichu, Pinju, Sengam, Siwak, Sodad, Taint, Tountoub, Tumtum, Tundub

Synonyms

Capparis aphylla Hayne ex Roth.

Capparis decidua Pax

Capparis sodada R. Br. [Illegitimate)

Sododa decidua Forsk.

Edible Portion

Leaves, Fruit, Flower buds, Nectar, Bark, Spice

Where does Timbuctoo caperbush grow?

Found in: Afghanistan, Africa, Arabia, Asia, Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinée, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mediterranean, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sahara, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, West Africa, Yemen

Notes: There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.

Status: Fruit are sold in markets.

Growing Timbuctoo caperbush

Cultivation: It can reproduce from root suckers.

Edible Uses: The ripe fruit are eaten raw. The skin is removed. The unripe fruit are dried and used as vegetables or pickled. Flower buds used as potherbs. They are also used in pickles. Floral nectar is also eaten. The roots when burned yield a vegetable salt. The bark is a famine food. The leaves are used as a green vegetable.

Production: In India fruit are available Feb to July.

Nutrition Info

per 100g edible portion

Edible Part	Energy (kcal)	Protein (g)	Iron (mg)	Vitamin A (ug)	Vitamin c (mg)	Zinc (mg)	% Water
Leaves	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fruit	105	5.9	-	-	-	-	70.1
Nectar	-	-	-	-	-	-

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