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Capparaceae

30 species · Plants

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Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.

Boscia albitrunca is a small southern African tree known for holding the record of the deepest known root depth of any plant.

Boscia foetida Schinz

Boscia foetida is a foul-smelling evergreen native to drier parts of southern Africa with traditional uses.

Cadaba aphylla (Thunb.) Wild

Cadaba aphylla is a usually leafless shrub or small tree native to dry regions of southern and tropical Africa.

Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden

Capparis arborea is a woody plant with variable size, prickles on young growth, and alternate simple leaves.

Capparis sepiaria L.

Capparis sepiaria is a 3–5 m tall prickly evergreen pantropical shrub with traditional medicinal uses in parts of India.

Capparis spinosa L.

Capparis spinosa L. is a branched shrub native to Mediterranean, Central and Western Asian regions, whose capers are sometimes used in cosmetics.

Crateva adansonii DC.

Crateva adansonii DC. is a small Capparaceae tree widely distributed across Africa and Asia with regional common names.

Crateva tapia L.

Crateva tapia L. is a variable tree or shrub from the Americas to Brazil with edible sweet-sour fruit pulp.

Cynophalla flexuosa (L.) J.Presl

Cynophalla flexuosa, the bay-leaved caper, is a 2–4 m coastal shrub ranging from Florida to South America.

Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia (Lam.) Fici

Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia is a many-branched shrubby caper with scented showy flowers, found across Eurasia and North Africa, used in cosmetics.

Capparis mitchellii Lindl.

Capparis mitchellii, Australian wild orange, is a native bush tucker plant growing in Australia’s dry inland areas.

Capparis tomentosa Lam.

Capparis tomentosa, the woolly caper bush, is an African Capparaceae plant with medicinal, decorative and edible uses.

Capparis canescens Banks ex DC.

Capparis canescens is a shrub or small tree native to open eucalypt forest in eastern Australia.

Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.

Capparis decidua is a small drought-resistant arid plant with edible parts, used in medicine and erosion control.

Capparis micracantha DC.

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

Capparis zeylanica L.

Capparis zeylanica L. is a common climbing shrub with no listed subspecies, whose leaves feed several Lepidopteran larval species.

Capparis lasiantha R.Br. ex DC.

Capparis lasiantha is a climbing or shrub caper with edible fruit, with various ecological, traditional, agricultural, and horticultural uses.

Capparis spinosa var. aegyptia (Lam.) Boiss.

Capparis spinosa var. aegyptia is a many-branched shrubby variety of C. spinosa, which is distributed across the Mediterranean and adjacent regions, with capers sometimes used in cosmetics.

Capparis spinosa var. canescens Coss.

Capparis spinosa var. canescens Coss. is a shrubby plant with fragrant showy flowers, distributed across Mediterranean, West and Central Asia, with capers used in cosmetics.