Capparis spinosa subsp. himalayensis (Jafri) Fici

Diffuse shrubs, prostrate or hanging, pubescent with soft hairs. Leaves ovate¬-suborbicular, with a length/breadth ratio of 1-1.25 (-1.5), usually nearly as broad as long; blade 2-4 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm wide, subcoriaceous, widest about the middle, apex acute, mucronate, base rounded; petiole 2-4 mm long; stipules of two hooked, orange-yellow spines. Flowers 3.5-5.5 cm across, asymmetrical; pedicels 4-9 cm long, sturdy in fruit. Calyx strongly zygomorphic; the posterior sepal deeply saccate, 1.7-3.5 cm long, broadest towards the apex, 9-15 mm deep, very narrowed at the base, more or less pubescent. Petals about as long as the posterior sepal. Stamens indefinite, very congested. Gynophore 4.5-7 cm long, often hairy at the base. Fruit 2-2.5 cm long, 1-1.5 cm broad, somewhat obovoid, many seeded.

Distribution: Endemic to N.W. Himalayan areas of India and W. Pakistan.

Capparis himalayensis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Capparaceae. Loài này được Jafri mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1956.

爪瓣山柑（学名：Capparis himalayensis）为山柑科山柑属的植物，为中国的特有植物。分布在印度、巴基斯坦、尼泊尔以及中国大陆的新疆、西藏等地，生长于海拔1,100米的地区，一般生长在空旷田野、平原以及山坡阳处，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。