''Capparis zeylanica''
is a climbing shrub common in the forests of the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, China and Malesia; no subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
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Several species of
Lepidoptera
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n larvae feed on its leaves.
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References
[Linnaeus C (1762) In: ''Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 72'']
External links
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zeylanica
Flora of Indo-China
Flora of Malesia
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus