Diversity of family capparidaceae from Dandoba hill, Miraj Maharashtra (India)

Dandoba hill which is also known as Dandakaranya is famous for the temple of lord Shiva covered by unique flora. This forest is conserved for its bioasthetic value. There occurs great diversity among the Angiosperms. Present work is a piece of taxonomic work based on critical field studies of members of family Capparaceae from Dandoba hill. Amongst the members of family Capparidaceae, the genus Capparis and Cadaba were recorded commonly from the study area which might be, due to the typical dry environment of the study area. Genus Capparis commonly known as ‘Caper’. Members of this genus showed variation in their habit ranging from small trees, climbers upto the large shrubs. Members of genus Cadaba were small shrubs. During the present study, four species of Capparis and one species of Cadaba were collected and identified. Their morphological descriptions, notes on identifications, present ecological status and medicinal importance were also cited.