Capparis micracantha DC. is a plant in the Capparaceae family, order Brassicales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Capparis micracantha DC. (Capparis micracantha DC.)
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Capparis micracantha DC.

Capparis micracantha DC.

Capparis micracantha is a flowering caper family plant native to Southeast Asia, with parts locally used for medicine and rarely food.

Family
Genus
Capparis
Order
Brassicales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Capparis micracantha DC.

Capparis micracantha DC. is a species of flowering plant in the caper family, Capparaceae. It grows as a shrub or small tree, and sometimes has a more or less climbing growth habit. This species is native to Southeast Asia, specifically the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Certain parts of the plant are used locally for medicine, and are rarely used for food.

Photo: (c) Phoebe Lin, all rights reserved, uploaded by Phoebe Lin

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Brassicales Capparaceae Capparis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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