348.0000
Family
Capparaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. 242 (1789), nom. cons.
33 genera, ca. 430 spp.
Species listed in database: 438
348.0119
Genus
Capparis L.; Sp. Pl.: 503 (1753)
Distribution: trop., subtropical and warm-temp. regions of the Old World; 2 Crimea, Caucasus and Middle Asia. For the spinosa-group the latest revision of Fici (2014) is followed.
Species listed in database: 137
= Anisosticte Bartl.; Ord. 294 (1830)
= Apophyllum F.Muell.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 9: 306 (1857)
= Beautempsia Gaudich.; Voy. Bonite, t. 56 (1844-46)
= Busbeckea Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Ins. Norf 64 (1833)
= Calyptranthus Thouars; Obs. Pl. Isles Afr.26 (1811)
= Destrugesia Gaudich.; Bot. Voy. Bonite, t. 57 (1844 publ. 1846)
= Dugezia Montrouz.; Mem. Acad. Lyon 10: 187 (1860)
= Hombak Adans.; Fam. 2: 408 (1763)
= Intutis Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 108 (1838)
= Lindackera Sieber ex Endl.; Gen. 893 (1841)
= Marsesina Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 112 (1838)
= Octanema Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 112 (1838)
= Oligloron Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 109 (1838)
= Olofuton Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 108 (1838)
= Petersia Klotzsch; Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 168. I. 30 (1861)
= Pleuteron Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 109 (1838)
= Sodada Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 81 (1775)
= Uterveria Bertol.; Pl. Nov. Hort. Bonon. 2: 8 (1839)
= Voyara Aubl.; H. Hallier in Meded. Herb. Leid. No. 35, 23 (1918)
species :
Capparis acutifolia
Sweet; Hort. Brit. ed. II. 585 (1830)
subspecies :
subsp. acutifolia
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Vietnam; Laos
36 CHI 38 TAI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acuminata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 16: t. 1320 (1830)
= Capparis chinensis G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 278 (1831), nom. superfl.
= Capparis kikuchii Hayata; Ic. Pl. Formos. 3: 21 (1913)
= Capparis leptophylla Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 22 (1913)
= Capparis membranacea Gardner & Champ.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 1: 241 (1849)
= Capparis membranacea var. angustissima Hemsl.; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9: 145 (1895)
= Capparis membranacea var. puberula B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 112 (1964)
= Capparis tenuifolia Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 23 (1913)
subspecies :
subsp. sabiifolia
(Hook.f. & Thomson) Jacobs; Blumea 12: 432 - 433, ff. 22 d - f. (1965)
Distribution: China (Hainan, S-Yunnan); S-Tibet; Taiwan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram); Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Shan); N-Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 TAI 40 IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis sabiifolia Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 179 (1872)
= Capparis vientianensis Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 161 (1939), gallice, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 599 (1939), latine. (1938)
subspecies :
subsp. viminea
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 429 (1965)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, S-Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, S-Yunnan); S-Tibet; Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim); Myanmar (Kayin, Shan, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis membranifolia Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 43: II. 70 (1874)
= Capparis viminea Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India [Hook.f.] 1: 179 (1872), non Oliv. 1868
= Capparis viminea var. ferruginea B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 112 (1964)
= Ficus marchandii H.Lév.; (1913) (Moraceae)
subspecies :
subsp. thamphae
Fici, Lanors. & Souvann.; Kew Bull. 78(1): 8 (2023)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis annamensis
(Baker f.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 433 (1965)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis grandiflora var. annamensis Baker f.; Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 4: 127 (1921)
species :
Capparis arborea
(F.Muell.) Maiden; Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 28: 696 (1904)
Distribution: Australia (coastal from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, to C-New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea arborea F.Muell.; Fragm. 1: 163 (1858)
= Capparis nobilis var. arborea (F.Muell.) Domin; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 201 (1912)
= Capparis nobilis var. laurina Domin; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 201 (1912)
species :
Capparis artensis
Montrouz.; Mem. Acad. Lyon 10: 177 (1860)
Distribution: New Caledonia (incl. Ile Art, Lifou); Vanuatu
60 NWC VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Dugezia artensis (Montrouz.) Montrouz.; Mem. Acad. Lyon 10: 187 (1860)
variant :
var. dielsiana
(Schltr.) Fici; New Zealand J. Bot. 55(4): 417 (2017)
Distribution: New Caledonia
60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis artensis var. angusta (Schltr.) Guillaumin; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 578 (1936)
= Capparis dielsiana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 112 (1906)
= Capparis dielsiana var. angusta Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. 39: 112 (1906)
species :
Capparis assamica
Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 177 (1872)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan); S-Tibet; ?E-Nepal; Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis gallatlyi King; Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 5: 118 (1895)
species :
Capparis averyanovii
Fici, Lanors. & Souvann.; Kew Bull. 78(1): 10 (2023)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis bachii
Sy, R.K.Choudhary & Joongku Lee; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 55(1-3): 31 (2017)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis batianoffii
Guymer; Austrobaileya 7(4): 723 (2008)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Capparis beneolens
Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 162 (1939), gallice, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 597 (1939), latine. (1938)
Distribution: C-Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis bodinieri
H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 450 (1911)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, E-Guizhou, SW-Sichuan, Yunnan); Bhutan; N-India (Sikkim); Bangladesh; Myanmar
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acutifolia subsp. bodinieri (H.Lév.) Jacobs; Blumea 12: 431 - 432, ff. 22 a-c (1965)
= Capparis subtenera Craib & W.W.Sm.; Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. 9: 90 (1916)
species :
Capparis brachybotrya
Hallier f.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 59 (1906)
Distribution: Moluccas (Kei Isl.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 MOL NWG
species :
Capparis brassii
DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Ghana; Togo; Benin; S-Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
22 BEN GHA SIE TOG 26 MOZ 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis gueinzii Sond.; Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. 1: 62 (1860)
= Capparis holliensis A.Chev.; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 137 (1912)
= Capparis linearifolia Hook.f.; Niger Fl. [W. J. Hook.]. 217 (1849)
= Capparis thonningii Schumach.; Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 236 (1827)
species :
Capparis brevispina
Wight & Arn.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 1: 246 (1824)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis wallichiana Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 25 (1834)
species :
Capparis burmanica
Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 28: 19 t. 2 (1890)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Magway, Mon, Rakhine, Sagaing)
40 BAN 41 MYA
species :
Capparis buwaldae
M.Jacobs; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, 6: 85 (1960)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Capparis callophylla
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 53 (1825)
Distribution: Taiwan; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Bohol, Mindanao); Java (incl. Madura Isl.); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
38 TAI 42 BOR JAW NWG PHI PLW SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cumingii Merr. & Rolfe; Philipp. J. Sci. 3: 101 (1908)
= Capparis mucronata Elmer; Leaflets Philipp. Bot. 5: 1757 (1913)
= Capparis robusta Heine; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen, Heft 6, 211 (1953)
= Capparis turczaninowii Elmer; Leaflets Philipp. Bot. 5: 1755 (1913)
= Capparis tylophylla Spreng.; Syst. 4: Cur Post. 204 (1827)
species :
Capparis canescens
Banks ex DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
Distribution: Australia (E-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea canescens (Banks ex DC.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 104 (1865)
= Capparis areolata F.M.Bailey; Queensland Agric. J. 26: 126 (1911)
= Capparis armata Domin; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 200 (1912)
= Capparis canescens var. glauca Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 96 (1863)
= Capparis muelleri Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 134 (1925)
= Capparis ovata var. canescens (Coss.) Heywood; Feddes Repert. 69: 56 (1964)
species :
Capparis cantoniensis
Lour.; Fl. Cochinch. 330 (1790)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); Bhutan; India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal); Andaman Isl.; Bangladesh; Myanmar (widespread); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; C-Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Mindanao); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok); Moluccas (Sula Isl., Mangoli, Buru)
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND 41 AND LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis ambigua Kurz; Forest Fl. Burma i. 65 (1877)
= Capparis celebica Miq.; Illustr. Fl. Arch. Ind. 26 (1871)
= Capparis gomeziana Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 277 (1840)
= Capparis hasseltiana Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 24 (1870)
= Capparis pumila Champ. ex Benth.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 260 (1851)
= Capparis pumila var. arfeuilleana Gagnep.; Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 189 (1908)
= Capparis punctata Wall.; Numer. List no. 7002 (1832), nom. nud.
= Capparis salaccensis Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 54 (1825)
= Capparis sciaphila Hance; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. V. 5: 206 (1866)
= Olofuton racemosum Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 108 (1838)
= Vanieria bodinieri (H.Lév.) Chun; (1927)
species :
Capparis cartilaginea
Decne.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 273 (1835)
Distribution: Libya; Egypt; Chad; Sudan; ?South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania; Madagascar; Aldabra (Aldabra Isl., Asuncio Isl., Astove Isl.); Iran; Afghanistan; Jordania; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Oman; Yemen; Pakistan; Bangladesh; ?India
20 EGY LBY 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN 29 ALD MDG 34 AFG IRN JOR 35 OMA SAU UAE YEM 40 BAN PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis antanossarum Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 462 (1885)
= Capparis exstipulata J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis].: 807 (1791)
= Capparis galeata var. lanceolata Blatt.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 25: 724 (1918)
= Capparis galeata var. montana Schweinf.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(App. 2): 100 (1894)
= Capparis inermis Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 100 (1775)
= Capparis pyracantha Bojer; Bouton, Treiz. Rapp. Ann. Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Ile Maurice, 47 (1842), et Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. II. 20: 59 (1843)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. cartilaginea (Decne.) Maire & Weiller; Fl. Afrique N. 12: 120 (1965)
= Capparis spinosa var. pyracantha (Bojer) H.Perrier; Fl. Madagasc. 107: 16 (1965)
= Capparis spinosa var. pyracantha (Bojer) Hadj-Moust.; Fl. Madag., fam. 83: 16 (1965)
species :
Capparis cataphyllosa
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 443 (1965)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Capparis chingiana
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 115 (1964)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis chrysomela
Bojer; Bouton, Treiz. Rapp. Ann. Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. Ile Maurice, 48 (1842)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis chrysomela f. meridionalis Hadj-Moust.; Fl. Mad., fam. 83: 19 (1965)
= Capparis chrysomela f. occidentalis Hadj-Moust.; Fl. Mad., fam. 83: 19 (1965)
= Capparis solanoides Bojer; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. II. 20: 59 (1843)
species :
Capparis cinerea
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 444 (1965)
Distribution: +India (+Manipur)
40 IND
species :
Capparis cleghornii
Dunn; Gamble, Fl. Madras, 146 (1915)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis roxburghii Cooke; Fl. Bomb. 1: 46, non DC.
species :
Capparis corymbosa
Lam.; Encycl. 1: 605 (1785)
Distribution: Senegal; Mali; Ghana; Niger; Nigeria; Central African Republic; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan
22 GHA MLI NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF 24 CHA SSU SUD
Remarks: status uncertain, often included in C. tomentosa
species :
Capparis cucurbitina
King; Journ, Linn. Soc. 58(2): 395 (1889)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Capparis daknongensis
Sy, G.C.Tucker, Cornejo & Joongku Lee; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 50(1-2): 99 (2013)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis danielii
Murugan, R.Manik., S.P.Nithya, B.Karthik & Arisdason; Phytotaxa 472(3): 284 (2020)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Capparis dasyphylla
Merr. & F.P.Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 16: 192 (1937)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis decidua
(Forssk.) Edgew.; J. Linn. Soc. Bot. Lond. Bot. 6: 184 (1862)
Distribution: Morocco; Western Sahara; Algeria; Libya; Egypt (Desert Oases, Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, Nile Valley, SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Senegal; Niger; Nigeria; Chad (incl. Tibesti); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Soqotra; Iran (S-Iran); Israel (Rift Valley); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Midyan, Rub al Khali, Asir, Nejd Desert); Bahrain; Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Pakistani Punjab, N. W. Frontier Prov., Mirpur); India (widespread)
20 ALG EGY LBY MOR WSA 22 MTN NGA NGR SEN 24 CHA ERI ETH SOC SSU SUD 34 IRN ISR SIN 35 BAR OMA SAU YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis aphylla Roth; Sp. Pl. Nov. 238 (1821)
= Capparis sodada R.Br.; Narr. Travels Africa: 225 (1826), nom. illeg.
= Maerua linearis (DC.) Pax; Engl. & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 3: 6 234 (1891), nom. superfl.
= Niebuhria linearis DC.; Prodr. 1: 244 (1824), nom. superfl.
= Sodada decidua Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 81 (1775)
species :
Capparis diffusa
Ridl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Straits. 59: 68 (1911)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perlis, Langkawi Isl., Perak, Pahang); N-Sumatra
41 THA VIE 42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cochinchinensis Jacq.
species :
Capparis dioica
Gilg; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 108 (1895)
Distribution: Benin
22 BEN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Capparis divaricata
Lam.; Encyc. 1: 606 (1785)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Myanmar; Laos
40 IND SRL 41 LAO MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis horrida Banks ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 25 (1834)
= Capparis stylosa DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
species :
Capparis diversifolia
Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 27 (1834)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis caerulea B.Heyne ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 6986 (1832), nom. nud.
= Capparis canescens G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 281 (1831)
= Capparis reticulata Klein ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 6986 (1832), nom. nud.
species :
Capparis dongvanensis
Sy, B.H.Quang & D.V.Hai; Nordic J. Bot. 35(3): 272 (2016)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis echinocarpa
Pierre ex Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 4: 212 (1908)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos
41 LAO THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis nana Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 233 (1922)
= Capparis salicifolia Vesque; Epharmosis 1: t. 71 (1887), nom. illeg.
species :
Capparis erycibe
Hallier f.; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 6: 217 (1898)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Pahang); S-Sumatra; Borneo; Java
41 THA VIE 42 BOR JAW MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis paniculata Ridl.; J. Fed. Mal. States Mus. 10: 129 (1920)
species :
Capparis erythrocarpos
Isert; Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berl. Schrift. 9: 334. t. 9 (1789)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; São Tomé; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; NE-Zambia
22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CON SAO ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acuminata De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. sér. 5, 1[1]: 37 (1903) non Wall.
= Capparis afzelii DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824) (non Pax 1891)
= Capparis bequaertii De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 1: 210 (1922)
= Capparis erythrocarpos var. acuminata Hauman; Fl. Congo Belge 2: 469 (1951)
= Capparis sulphurea Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 201 (1915)
= Capparis warneckei Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 216 (1903)
variant :
var. rosea
(Klotzsch) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 17: 163 (1963)
Distribution: Guinea; SW-Ethiopia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
22 GUI 24 ETH 26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acutissima Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 202 (1915)
= Capparis carvalhoana Gilg; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 185 (1895)
= Capparis rosea (Klotzsch) Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 99 (1868)
= Petersia rosea Klotzsch; Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 168 (1861)
species :
Capparis fascicularis
DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
Distribution: Senegal; Gambia; Sierra Leone; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Nigeria; N-Cameroon; E-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BKN GAM MLI NGA NGR SEN SIE 23 CMN ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis calvescens Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 195 (1915)
= Capparis flanaganii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 197 (1915)
= Capparis jodotricha Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 196 (1915)
= Capparis macrosperma Delile; Héricourt, Sec. Voy. Choa: 344 (1846), nom. nud.
= Capparis marlothii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 198 (1915)
= Capparis oliveriana Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 216 (1903)
= Capparis rothii Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 97 (1868)
= Capparis rudatisii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 198 (1915)
= Capparis schlechteri Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 57: 555 (1912)
= Capparis solanoides Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 197 (1915), nom. illeg.
= Capparis somalensis Gilg; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 90 (1895)
= Capparis transvaalensis Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 57: 556 (1912), in adnot.
= Capparis transvaalensis var. calvescens (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Marais; Bothalia 8: 165 (1964)
variant :
var. elaeagnoides
(Gilg) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: D.R.Congo; South Sudan; Kenya; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Botswana; etc.
24 SSU 25 KEN 26 ZAM ZIM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis bangweolensis R.E.Fr.; Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod. Kongo-Exped. 1911-12 1: 56 (1914)
= Capparis brachyandra Pax; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 185 (1895)
= Capparis elaeagnoides Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 215 (1903)
= Capparis elaeagnoides var. longipedicellata Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 195 (1950)
= Capparis elaeagnoides var. zizyphoides (Gilg) Hauman; Fl. Congo Belge 2: 466 (1951)
= Capparis oligantha Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 195 (1915)
= Capparis zizyphoides Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 216 (1903)
variant :
var. scheffleri
(Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis scheffleri Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 194 (1915)
variant :
var. zeyheri
(Turcz.) Toelken; Bothalia 10: 65 (1969)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis zeyheri Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 324 (1854 publ. 1855)
species :
Capparis fengii
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 113 (1964)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis flavicans
Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 39(2): 62 (1870)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh); Myanmar (Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
40 IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cambodiana Pierre ex Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 210 (1908)
= Capparis flavicans Wall.; Numer. List no. 7003 (1832) ex Hook.f. & Thomson, Fl. Brit. India 1: 179 (1872)
species :
Capparis floribunda
Wight; Illustr. Ind. Bot. 1: 35. t. 14 (1840)
Distribution: Taiwan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobar Isl., Central Nicobar Isl., Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady); Thailand; Vietnam; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon); Java (Kangean Arch.); Moluccas (Halmaheira, Tidore, Sula Isl., Seram, Kei Isl.)
38 TAI 40 BAN IND SRL 41 AND MYA NCB THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MOL PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis andamanica King; Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 5: 119 (1895)
= Capparis floribunda f. induta M.Jacobs; Fl. Males. 6: 78 (1960)
= Capparis luzonensis Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 324 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis luzonensis var. ampla Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 2: 212 (1923)
= Capparis malabarica Wall.; Numer. List no. 7000 (1832)
= Capparis oligandra Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 577 (1854)
= Capparis oligostema Hayata; Ic. Pl. Formos. 3: 22 (1913)
= Crateva octandra Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. I. 400 (1837)
species :
Capparis florida
Fici & Souvann.; Phytotaxa 429(1): 73 (2020)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis fohaiensis
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 114 (1964)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis formosana
Hemsl.; Ann. Bot., Lond. 9: 145 (1895)
Distribution: China (S-Guangdong, Hainan); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 38 NNS TAI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis kanehirae Hayata ex Kaneh.; Formos. Trees, rev. ed.: 235 (1936)
= Capparis sikkimensis subsp. formosana (Hemsl.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 497 (1965)
species :
Capparis fusifera
Dunn; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1914: 377 (1914)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis tomentella Dunn; Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 46 (1915)
= Capparis parviflora Bedd.; Ic. Pl. Ind. Or. 1: 65 (1874), non Hook.f. & Thomson
species :
Capparis gialaiensis
Sy; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 52(3-4): 219 (2015)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis grandidieri
Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Par. 1: 463 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Capparis grandiflora
Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India 1: 174 (1872)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis pyrifolia Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 25 (1834) (non Lam. 1785)
species :
Capparis grandis
L.f.; Suppl. 263 (1781)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Magway, Mandalay); Thailand; Vietnam
40 IND SRL 41 MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis auricans (Kurz) Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 169 (1922)
= Capparis bisperma Roxb.; Hort Beng. (93) (1814), Fl. Ind. 2: 568 (1832)
= Capparis disperma Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 199 (1842), orth. var.
= Capparis grandis var. auricans Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 43: 70 (1874)
= Capparis maxima B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp.: 237 (1821)
= Capparis mekongensis var. crispata Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 170 (1922)
= Capparis obovata Buch.-Ham. ex DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
= Capparis racemifera DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
species :
Capparis henryi
Matsum.; Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 33 (1899)
Distribution: Taiwan; Vietnam
38 TAI 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis micracantha var. henryi (Matsum.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 470 (1965)
species :
Capparis hereroensis
Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boiss. 3: 396 (1895)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Remarks: Section Capparis s. str.
species :
Capparis heteracantha
DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
Distribution: Iraq
34 IRQ
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Capparis hinnamnoensis
Souvann. & Fici; Webbia 73(2): 175 (2018)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis humistrata
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 156 (1865)
Distribution: Australia (SE-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea humistrata F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 156 (1865)
species :
Capparis hypovellerea
Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 191 (1915)
Distribution: Cameroon
23 CMN
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Capparis irenae
Fici; Adansonia 43(7): 62 (2021)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Capparis jacobsii
Hewson; Fl. Australia 8: 388, 220 (1982)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, N-Northern Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Capparis kbangensis
Sy & D.V.Hai; PhytoKeys 151: 84, figs. 1-4 (2020)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis kebarensis
Fici; Kew Bull. 67(4): 739 (2012)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Capparis kenaboiensis
Julius; PhytoKeys 189: 104, figs. 1-3 (2022)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Capparis khuamak
Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 167 (1939), gallice, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 598 (1939), latine. (1938)
Distribution: China (SE-Yunnan); Laos; C-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis trichopoda B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 116 (1964)
species :
Capparis klossii
Ridl.; J. Fed. Mal. States Mus. 10: 81 (1920)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand (Ranong)
41 THA
species :
Capparis kollimalayana
M.B.Viswan.; Kew Bull. 55(1): 245 (2000)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: status unconfirmed
species :
Capparis lanceolaris
DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
Distribution: China (Hainan); Taiwan; Sulawesi; Philippines (throughout); Java (incl. Madura Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor, Damar); Moluccas (Jamdena Isl., Seram, Nusa Laut); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Schouten Isl.); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland); Australia (NE-Queensland)
36 CHI 38 TAI 42 JAW LSI MOL NWG PHI SUL 43 BIS 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis brownei Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3807 (1939), pro syn.
= Capparis copelandii Elmer; Leaflets Philipp. Bot. il. 680 (1910)
= Capparis elliptica Span.; Linnaea 15: 166 (1841)
= Capparis irosinensis Elmer ex Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 2: 212 (1923), pro syn.
= Capparis oblongata Merr.; Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 15 (1905 publ. 1906)
= Capparis platyacantha Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 323 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis salaccensis var. celebica Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 23 (1870)
= Capparis subspinosa Roxb.; Hort. Beng. (93) (1814), Fl. Ind. 2: 568 (1832)
= Capparis torricellensis Lauterb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 112 (1914)
= Capparis uberiflora F.Muell.; Fragm. 9: 172 (1875)
= Capparis viridis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 3076 (1919)
species :
Capparis lanceolatifolia
Fici, Bouaman. & Souvann.; Webbia 73(1): 5 (2017)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis laotica
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 4: 212 (1908)
Distribution: S-Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis lasiantha
R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, NW-New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis conferta Mill.; Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: no. 8 (1768), nom. inval.
= Capparis lasiantha var. citricarpa Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 131 (1926)
= Capparis lasiantha var. rhombifolia Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 89: 131 (1926)
species :
Capparis lianosa
Fici & Souvann.; Adansonia 42(5): 114 (2020)
Distribution: N-Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis lobbiana
Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 27: II. 323 (1854)
Distribution: Palawan; Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis ilocana Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 13: 13 (1918)
= Capparis littoralis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 7: 270 (1912)
= Capparis loheri Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 7: 270 (1912)
= Capparis palawanensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 1915. 10: 304
= Capparis sepiaria var. acuta S.Vidal; Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip.: 47 (1886)
= Capparis undulata Lodd. ex G.Don; Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 215 (1830)
species :
Capparis longestipitata
Heine; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen, Heft 6, 210 (1953)
Distribution: S-Vietnam; Borneo
41 VIE 42 BOR
species :
Capparis longgangensis
S.L.Mo & X.S.Lee ex Y.S.Huang; Nordic J. Bot. 31(6): 724 (2013)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis loranthifolia
Lindl.; J. Exped. Trop. Australia [Mitchell] 220 (1848)
Distribution: Australia (arid Northern Territory, C- to S-Queensland, C-New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea lorantifolia (Lindl.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 1: 164 (1858)
variant :
var. bancroftii
C.T.White ex M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 519 (1965)
Distribution: Australia (C-Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Capparis lucida
(Banks ex DC.) Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 96 (1863)
Distribution: SE-Sulawesi; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Komodo, Pada Isl., Timor); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (E-Queensland, Booby Isl., E-New South Wales)
42 JAW LSI NWG SUL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea corymbiflora F.Muell.; Fragm. 7: 163 (1871)
= Capparis lucida f. pubescens Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 688 (1925)
= Capparis subacuta Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 101 (1855)
= Thilachium lucidum DC.; Prodr. 1: 254 (1824)
species :
Capparis macrantha
Souvann., Fici & Lanors.; Eur. J. Taxon. 656: 3 (2020)
species :
Capparis masakai
H.Lév.; Fl. Kouy-Tcheou, 59 (1914 publ. 1915)
Distribution: China (Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, SE-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis sikkimensis subsp. masaikai (H.Lév.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 496 (1965)
species :
Capparis mekongensis
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 213 (1908)
Distribution: Laos; ?Thailand
41 LAO
species :
Capparis micracantha
DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
subspecies :
subsp. micracantha
Distribution: China (Hainan, SW-Guangdong, Guangxi, S-Yunnan); Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar (Mon, Rakhine, Taninthayi, Yangon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; S-Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon to Mindanao); Java (incl. Madura Isl., Kembangan Isl., Kangean Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Komodo, Alor, Timor, Wetar); Moluccas (Halmaheira)
36 CHI 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis bariensis Pierre ex Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 209 (1908)
= Capparis billardierii DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis callosa Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 53 (1825)
= Capparis conspicua Wall.; Numer. List no. 6991 (1832), nom. nud.
= Capparis donnaiensis Pierre ex Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 4: 211 (1908)
= Capparis flexuosa Blume ex Hassk.; Pl. Jav. Rar. 179 (1844)
= Capparis forsteniana Miq.; Illustr. Fl. Arch. Ind. 32 (1871)
= Capparis hainanensis Oliv.; Hook. Ic. pl. 16: t. 1588 (1887)
= Capparis liangii Merr. & Chun; Sunyatsenia 2: 29 (1934)
= Capparis myrioneura Hallier f. [Repert.Spec.Nov.Regni Veg.2: 60 (1906)]
= Capparis odorata Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. I. 439 (1837)
= Capparis petelotii Merr.; J. Arn. Arb. 23: 166 (1942)
= Capparis roydsiaefolia Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 39: II. 62 (1870)
= Capparis venosa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 305 (1915)
variant :
var. microcarpa
Fici; Webbia 71(2): 170 (2016)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
subspecies :
subsp. korthalsiana
(Miq.) M.Jacobs; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermat. 6(1): 86 (1960)
Distribution: Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Johor); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo
41 VIE 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis finlaysoniana Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 179 (1872)
= Capparis korthalsiana Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 31 (1870)
species :
Capparis micrantha
A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 31 (1847)
Distribution: Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia
24 ETH SSU SUD
species :
Capparis mitchellii
Lindl.; Mitch. Three Exped. 1: 315 (1838)
Distribution: Australia (widespread: Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea mitchellii (Lindl.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 1: 164, et Vict. Pl. 1: 53 (1858)
species :
Capparis monantha
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 471 (1965)
Distribution: SW-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Capparis moonii
Wight; Illustr. Ind. Bot. 1: 35 (1840)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis moonii var tomentosa Blatt. & Hallb.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 31: 905 (1927)
species :
Capparis multiflora
Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 178 (1872)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); S-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing)
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
species :
Capparis nilgiriensis
Subba Rao, Kumari & V.Chandras.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 78(1): 146 (1981)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Capparis nobilis
(Endl.) F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 95 (1863)
Distribution: Norfolk Isl. (incl. Philip Isl.)
50 NFK
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea nobilis Endl.; Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 64 (1833)
= Capparis nobilis var. citrina A.Cunn. ex Domin; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 201 (1912)
species :
Capparis olacifolia
Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Br. Ind. 1: 178 (1872)
Distribution: SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing)
36 TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
species :
Capparis ornans
F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 95 (1863)
Distribution: Australia (coastal E-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea ornans (F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 104 (1865)
species :
Capparis oxycarpa
Fici, Aver. & Sy; Plants [Basel] 11(23)-3402: 11 (2023)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis pachyphylla
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 476 (1965)
Distribution: SE-Tibet; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur)
36 TIB 40 IND
species :
Capparis parvifolia
Fici; Phytotaxa 314(2): 285 (2017)
Distribution: NW-New Caledonia (Mt. Kaala)
60 NWC
species :
Capparis phatadke
Fici, Lanors., Lamxay & Souvann.; J. Pl. Taxon. & Geogr. (Webbia) 77(2): 272 (2022)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Capparis poggei
Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 298 (1891)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Capparis pranensis
(Pierre ex Gagnep.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 477 (1965)
Distribution: Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis thorelii var. pranensis PIerre ex Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 214 (1908)
species :
Capparis pseudocerasifera
Hauman; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 192 (1950)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cerasifera Gilg; (1909) (non Gilg 1903)
species :
Capparis pubiflora
DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi); Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, Selangor); Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon, Pujada); Java (incl. Madura Isl.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor); Moluccas (Sula Arch., Seram, Ambon, Halmaheira); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
36 CHI 38 TAI 41 THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis borneensis Merr.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 15: 91 (1929)
= Capparis brachyscias Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 323 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis braianensis Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 164 (1939), gallice, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 597 (1939), latine. (1938)
= Capparis cerasifolia A.Gray; Bot. U. St. Expl. Exped. 1: 71 (1854)
= Capparis crassifolia A.Gray; U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 71 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Capparis lasiopoda Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 322 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis longipes Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 13: 12 (1918)
= Capparis lutaoensis C.E.Chang; Bull. Taiwan Prov. Pingtung Inst. Agric. 6: 56 (1965)
= Capparis nigricans Span.; Linnaea 15: 165 (1841)
= Capparis perakensis (Scort. ex King) Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 10: 129 (1920)
= Capparis pubiflora var. moluccana Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 28 (1870)
= Capparis pubiflora var. perakensis Scort. ex King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 58: 394 (1889)
= Capparis pubiflora var. sumatrana Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 28 (1870)
= Capparis singalensis Korth. ex Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 28 (1870)
species :
Capparis pubifolia
B.S.Sun; Fl. Yunnanica 2: 64 (1979)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis pyrifolia
Lam.; Encyc. 1: 606 (1785)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; N-Sumatra; Sulawesi; Java (incl. Kangean, Madura); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, E-Sumbawa)
40 IND 41 CBD LAO THA VIE 42 JAW LSI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acuminata Willd.; Sp. PI. 2: 1131 (1799)
= Capparis acuminata Willd. ex Wall.; Numer. List no. 6990 C (1832)
= Capparis dasypetala Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 322 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis foetida Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 52 (1825)
= Capparis kerrii Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 232 (1922)
= Capparis oxyphylla Miq.; Pl. Jungh.: 397 (1855)
= Capparis zeylanica Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 25 (1834), nom. illeg.
species :
Capparis quiniflora
DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Semau Isl., Timor); Moluccas (Kei Isl., Tanimbar); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland); New Caledonia (incl. Ile des Pins, Loyalty Isl.); Vanuatu; Tonga; Fiji; Nauru
42 LSI MOL NWG SUL 50 AUS 60 FIJ NRU NWC TON VAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis neocaledonica Vieill. ex Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 113 (1906), et ex Guillaumin, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 578 (1937), descr.
= Capparis quinqueflora Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steud.], ed. 2. 1: 277 (1840)
= Capparis richii A.Gray; Bot. U. St. Expl. Exped. 1: 69 (1854)
= Capparis subcordata Span.; Linnaea 15: 166 (1841)
= Capparis trapeziflora Span.; Linnaea 15: 165 (1841)
species :
Capparis radula
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 213 (1908)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Capparis ramonensis
Danin; Willdenowia 41(2): 312 (2011)
Distribution: Israel
34 ISR
species :
Capparis rheedei
DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
Distribution: India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparidastrum baducca (L.) Hutch.; Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 310 (1967)
= Capparis baducca L.; Sp. Pl.: 504 (1753), nom. rej.
= Capparis brevispina var. rheedei (DC.) Thwaites; Enum. PI. Zeyl. 15 (1858)
= Capparis formosa Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 40 (1850)
= Capparis heyneana Wall.; Numer. List no. 6985 (1832) ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. 25 (1834)
= Capparis malabaria Wight ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 277 (1840)
= Pleuteron baducca (L.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur.: 109 (1838)
species :
Capparis richardii
Baill.; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Par. 1: 463 (1885)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis chrysomela var. richardii (Baill.) Hadj-Moust.; Fl. Mad., fam. 83: 19 (1965)
species :
Capparis rigida
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 485 (1965)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Capparis rotundifolia
Rottler; Ges. Naturf. Fr. Neue Schr. 4: 185 (1803)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (widespread)
40 BAN IND SRL 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis brevispina var. rotundifolia (Rottler) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 15 (1858)
= Capparis longispina Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. India [Hook.f.] 1: 176 (1872)
= Capparis orbiculata Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 176 (1872)
= Capparis pedunculosa var. longispina (Hook.f. & Thomson) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1: 63 (1893)
= Capparis pedunculosa Wall.; Numer. List no. 6999 (1832), nomen
= Capparis pedunculosa Wall. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 27 (1834)
= Capparis rotundifolia var. longispina (Hook.f. & Thomson) M.R.Almeida; Fl. Maharashtra 1: 48 (1996)
= Capparis sepiaria Wall.; Numer. List no. 6993 G (1832)
species :
Capparis roxburghii
DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
Distribution: India (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis aguba Banks ex DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
= Capparis bisperma Wight ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 176 (1872), non Roxb., 1824.
= Capparis corymbosa Roxb.; Hort. Beng. (93) (1814), Fl. Ind. 2: 569 (1832)
species :
Capparis rufidula
M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 487 (1965)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Capparis sarmentosa
A.Cunn. ex Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 95 (1863)
Distribution: Australia (SE-Queensland, NE-New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Capparis scortechinii
King; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 58: 2: 394 (1889)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor)
42 MLY
variant :
var. ruthiae
Julius; PhytoKeys 189: 109, figs. 4-5 (2022)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Capparis sepiaria
L.; Syst. ed. X. 1071 (1759)
Distribution: China (Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind); Nepal; India (widespread, incl. Jammu & Kashmir); Maldives; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl., Little Andaman Isl., Narcondum Isl., Barren Isl.); Myanmar (Magway, Mandalay, Mon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan); N-Borneo; Sulawesi (incl. Selayar Isl., Buton Isl.); Palawan; Philippines (Babuyan, Luzon, Mindanao); Java (incl. Madura Isl., Kangean Arch.); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Nusa Penida Isl., Sumbawa, Alor, Timor, Leti, Wetar); Moluccas (Babar, Sula Arch., Halmaheira, Buru, Ambon, Kei Isl.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
36 CHI 40 BAN IND MDV NEP PAK SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI PLW SUL 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis affinis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., Bot. 10: 303 (1915)
= Capparis emarginata C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2: 85 (1835)
= Capparis emarginata Zipp. ex Span.; Linnaea 15: 166 (1841), nom. illeg.
= Capparis flexicaulis Hance; J. Bot. 6: 225 (1878)
= Capparis glauca var. angustifolia Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 19 (1890)
= Capparis glauca Wall.; Numer. List no. 7005 (1832)
= Capparis glauca Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 180 (1872)
= Capparis incanescens DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis retusella Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 16, 400 (1859)
= Capparis sepiaria var. glabrata DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis sepiaria var. incanescens (DC.) Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 177 (1872)
= Capparis sepiaria var. retusella (Thwaites) Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 400 (1864)
= Capparis stylosa var. velutina DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
= Capparis trichopetala Valeton; Bull. Dep. Agric. Indes Neerl. 10: 14 (1907)
= Capparis umbellata R.Br. ex DC.; Prodr. [A. DC.] 1: 247 (1824)
variant :
var. boscioides
(Pax) Kers; Kew Bull. 54(1): 220 (1999)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis boscioides Pax; Bot. Jahrb. 14: 297 (1892)
= Capparis chionantha Gilg ex Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 190 (1915), descr.
= Capparis chionantha Gilg ex Engl.; Sotz. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 743, nomen (1906)
variant :
var. citrifolia
(Lam.) Toelken; Bothalia 10: 63 (1969)
Name: Wild Caper-bush
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis capensis Thunb.; Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 92 (1800)
= Capparis citrifolia Lam.; Encycl. [J. Lam. & al.] 1(2): 606 (1785)
= Capparis laurifolia Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 193 (1915), nom. illeg.
= Capparis volkameria DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis woodii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 194 (1915)
variant :
var. fischeri
(Pax) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: Benin; Cameroon; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Madagascar; etc.
22 BEN 23 CMN 24 CHA SSU SUD 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cerasiflora Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 214 (1903)
= Capparis djurica Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 192 (1915)
= Capparis fischeri Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 298 (1891)
variant :
var. rivae
(Gilg) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis mildbraedii Gilg; Wiss Ergebn. Deutsch. Zentr.-Afr.-Exped. 1907-8 2: 217 (1911)
= Capparis mildbraedii var. roseiflora (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) Haumann; Fl. Congo Belge 2: 464 (1951)
= Capparis rivae Gilg; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 89 (1895)
= Capparis roseiflora Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 193 (1915)
= Capparis victoriae-nyanzae Brenan; Kew Bull. 4: 71 (1949)
variant :
var. stuhlmannii
(Gilg) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya; Tanzania
24 SOM 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis stuhlmannii Gilg; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 1: 63 (1895)
variant :
var. subglabra
(Oliv.) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 81 (1962)
Distribution: Senegal; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Niger; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Ethiopia; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo)
22 BKN IVO MLI NGA NGR SEN 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis corymbosa var. sansibarensis Pax; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 297 (1891)
= Capparis corymbosa var. subglabra Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 97 (1868)
= Capparis sansibarensis (Pax) Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 213 (1903)
= Capparis subglabra (Oliv.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 192 (1915)
species :
Capparis shanesiana
F.Muell.; Fragm. 10: 94 (1877)
Distribution: Australia (C-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea shanesiana F.Muell.; Fragm. 10: 94 (1877)
species :
Capparis shevaroyensis
Sundararagh.; Kew Bull. 37(1): 72 (1982), nom. nov.
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis parviflora Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 176 (1872) non Boiss. (1843)
species :
Capparis siamensis
Kurz; For. Fl. Brit. Burma 1: 63 (1877)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis adunca Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 231 (1922)
= Capparis macropoda Pierre ex Gagnep.; Lecomte, Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 196 (1908)
= Capparis winitii Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 234 (1922)
species :
Capparis sikkimensis
Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 43: II. 181 (1874)
Distribution: Tibet; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin)
36 TIB 40 BHU IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cathcartii Hemsl. ex Gamble; List Trees Darjeeling Dist., ed. 2: 6 (1896)
species :
Capparis spinosa
L.; Sp. Pl.: 503 (1753)
subspecies :
subsp. spinosa
Name: Dorniger Kapernstrauch (DE)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Portugal; Spain; France; Italy; Slovenia; Albania; Greece (scattered mainland, Kerkyra, Ionian Isl.); Crete; Algeria; Tunisia; Egypt; Canary Isl. [I] (Hierro [I]); East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos); Turkey; Iraq; Cyprus; Israel
11 ger 12 FRA POR SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA KRI SLV 20 ALG EGY TUN 21 cny 34 CYP EAI IRQ ISR TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis aculeata Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. 1: 147 (1821)
= Capparis murrayi Stewart ex Dalzell; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 74 (1872)
= Capparis ovalis Risso; Fl. Nice: 44 (1844)
= Capparis peduncularis C.Presl; J. & C. Presl, Delic. Prag.: 20 (1822)
= Capparis sativa Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 59 (1806)
= Capparis spinosa var. sativa (Pers.) Merrem; 242 (1809)
variant :
var. aegyptia
(Lam.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 420 (1867)
Name: Ägyptischer Kapernstrauch (DE); Egyptian Caper (EN)
Distribution: Crete; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt (Eastern Desert, SE-Egypt); N-Chad (Tibesti, Ennedi); Sudan; Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; Kenya; Tanzania; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] (Ile Europa, Juan de Nova Isl.); Seychelles; East Aegaean Isl. (Samos); Iraq (S-Iraq, W-Iraq: Desert); Iran; Iran (S-Iran); Afghanistan; Lebanon; Israel (Rift Valley); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, NE-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Nejd Desert); Kuwait; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, W-Yemen); Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Karachi); India (Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal)
13 KRI 20 ALG EGY LBY MOR TUN 24 CHA DJI ETH SOC SOM SUD 25 KEN TAN 29 MCI SEY 34 AFG EAI IRN IRQ ISR JOR LEB SIN 35 KUW OMA QAT SAU UAE YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis aegyptia Lam.; Encycl. 1: 605 (1785)
= Capparis deserti (Zohary) Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 14 (1974)
= Capparis hierosolymitana Danin; Fl. Medit. 20: 181(-184, fig. 1) (2010)
= Capparis sinaica Veill.; Duh., Traité Arbr. Arbust., nouv. éd. 1: 144 (1802)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. aegyptia (Lam.) Kit Tan & Runemark; Fl. Hellenica 2: 114 (2002)
= Capparis spinosa var. aravensis Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 53 (1960)
= Capparis spinosa var. deserti Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel, Sect. D, Bot. 8: 54 (1960)
= Capparis spinosa var. pubescens Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 53 (1960)
= Capparis zoharyi Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 145 (2006)
variant :
var. atlantica
(Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz) Fici; Phytotaxa 174(1): 15 (2014)
Distribution: Morocco (Atlas)
20 MOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis atlantica Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 131 (2006)
variant :
var. canescens
Coss.; Not. Pl. Crit. 2: 28 (1849)
Distribution: Spain; Baleares; S-France; Italy; Sicily; North Macedonia; Albania; Greece; Crete; Morocco; Tunisia; Libya (Cyrenaica); Egypt (Desert Oases, Great Southwestern Desert); East Aegaean Isl.; Turkey (Inner Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia, SE-Anatolia: Mesopotamian Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia, EC-Iran, E-Iran, W-Iran); Iraq (NE-Iraq, NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamian Lowlands, Western Desert); Iran (N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan); Afghanistan (Badakshan, Wakhan, Badghys, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Faryab, Helmand, Herat, Wardak, Parwan, Samangan, Takhar); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (Rift Valley, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert, Judean Desert, S-Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania); Saudi Arabia; Yemen; Pakistan; Nepal; India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand)
12 BAL FRA SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA KRI NMA SIC 20 EGY LBY MOR TUN 34 AFG CYP EAI IRN IRQ ISR JOR LEB SIN SYR TUR 35 SAU YEM 40 IND NEP PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis leucophylla DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
= Capparis napaulensis DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
= Capparis obovata Royle; Ill. bot. himal. 1: 73 (1839)
= Capparis ovata subsp. sicula (Veill. ex Duhamel) Pugnaire; Blancoana 7: 121 (1989)
= Capparis ovata var. palaestina Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 56 (1960)
= Capparis ovata var. sicula (Veill. ex Duhamel) Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 55 (1960)
= Capparis sicula subsp. leucophylla (DC.) Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 142 (2006)
= Capparis sicula subsp. mesopotamica Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 142 (2006)
= Capparis sicula subsp. sindiana Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 144 (2006)
= Capparis sicula Veill. ex Duhamel; Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: 159 (1755)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. canescens (Coss.) A.Bolòs & O.Bolòs; Misc. Fontserè: 88 (1961)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. sicula (Veill. ex Duhamel) Holmboe; Stud. Veg. Cyprus: 92 (1914)
= Capparis spinosa var. leucophylla (DC.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. 1: 420 (1867)
= Capparis spinosa var. sicula (Veill. ex Duhamel) Hausskn.; Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins 5: 41 (1893)
variant :
var. mucronifolia
(Boiss.) Hedge & Lamond ex R.R.Stewart; Annot. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pakistan & Kashmir: 294 (1972)
Distribution: Iran (S-Iran); Afghanistan (Kunar / Nuristan, Nangarhar); Saudi Arabia; Qatar; United Arab Emirates; Oman (Mascat & Oman); Pakistan (Sind, Baluchistan, Kurram, Khyber); India (Gujarat, Rajasthan)
34 AFG IRN 35 OMA QAT SAU UAE 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis elliptica Hausskn. & Bornm. ex.Bornm.; Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. N. F. 6: 49 (1894)
= Capparis elliptica var. maskatensis Hausskn. & Bornm. ex Bornm.; Mitt. Thür. Bot. Ver. N. F. VI: 49 (1894)
= Capparis mucronifolia Boiss.; Diagn. ser. 1, 1: 3 (1843)
= Capparis galeata Fresen.; Mus. Senckenb. 2: 111 (1836)
= Capparis spinosa var. galeata (Fresen.) Hook.f. & Th.; Fl. Brit. India 1: 173 (1872)
= Capparis spinosa var. galeata (Fresen.) Mastakar & S.S.Dash; Fl. Pl. India Annot. Checkl. 1: 111 (2020), isonym
variant :
var. parviflora
(Boiss.) Boiss.; Fl. Orient. Vol. I: 420 (1867)
Distribution: Egypt; Tajikistan; Iraq; Iran; Afghanistan (Farah, Helmand, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Paktia / Khost); Lebanon; Syria; Israel; Saudi Arabia; Bahrain; Pakistan; India
20 EGY 32 TZK 34 AFG IRN IRQ ISR LEB SYR 35 BAR SAU 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis leucophylla var. parviflora (Boiss.) Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8 D: 59 (1960)
= Capparis murrayana J.Graham; Cat. Pl. Bomb. 9 (1839)
= Capparis ovata var. kurdica Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel, Vol. 8D, 56 (1960)
= Capparis parviflora Boiss.; Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 4. (1843)
= Capparis parviflora subsp. kurdica (Zohary) Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 139 (2006)
= Capparis parviflora subsp. sphaerocarpa Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 139 (2006)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. parviflora (Boiss.) Ahmadi, H.Saeidi & Mirtadz.; Phytotaxa 456(1): 16 (2020)
variant :
var. herbacea
(Willd.) Fici; Phytotaxa 174(1): 13 (2014)
Distribution: Ukraine; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Turkey; Iran; Afghanistan; W-China; Mongolia
14 UKR 32 KAZ KGZ TKM TZK UZB 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 AFG IRN TUR 36 CHI 37 MON
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis herbacea var. microphylla Ledeb.; Fl. Ross.: 235 (1842)
= Capparis herbacea Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 560 (1809)
= Capparis leucophylla var. microphylla (Ledeb.) Täckh. & Boulos; Publ. Cairo Univ. Herb. 5: 13 (1972 publ. 1974)
= Capparis mucronifolia subsp. rosanowiana (B.Fedtsch.) Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 135 (2006)
= Capparis ovata M.Bieb.; Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 2: 1 (1808)
= Capparis ovata var. herbacea (Willd.) Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 56 (1960)
= Capparis ovata var. microphylla (Ledeb.) Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel 8D: 59 (1960)
= Capparis rosanowiana B.Fedtsch.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 20: 297 (1906), et Consp. Fl. Turk. 2: 98 (1909)
= Capparis sicula subsp. herbacea (Willd.) Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 140 (2006)
subspecies :
subsp. cordifolia
(Lam.) Fici; Phytotaxa 203(1): 28 (2015)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon [I], Bohol); Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor, Semau Isl.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland, New Britain); Solomon Isl.; New Caledonia (Loyalty Isl.); Rotuma Isl.; Tonga (Tongatapu); Niue; Fiji; Wallis & Futuna (´Uvea Isl. [Wallis]); American Samoa (Olosega, Ta´u, Tutuila); [Western] Samoa (Savai´i); Nauru; Cook Isl. (Rarotonga, Mangaia, Aitutaki, Ngaputoru Group, Takutea); Society Isl.; Tuamotu Arch. (Niau, Makatea Isl.); Austral Isl. (Rurutu); +Pitcairn Isl.; Henderson Isl.; Palau (Koror, Ulebsechel, Urukthapel, Ngeanges, Peleliu, Angaur); Northern Marianas (Maug, Pagan, Sarigan, Anatahan, Saipan, Tinian, Rota); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Fais, Kosrae); Marshall Isl. (Jaluit); Hawaii (Midway Isl., Pearl and Hermes Reef, +Laysan Isl., all Hawaii Islands)
42 LSI NWG PHI 43 BIS SOL 60 ASA FIJ NRU NUE NWC ROT SAM TON WAL 61 AUI COO HEN PIT SCI TUA 62 GUM MIC MRN MRS PLU 63 HAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis baducca Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. I. 438 (1837)
= Capparis cordifolia Lam.; Encycl. 1: 609 (1785)
= Capparis mariana Jacq.; Hort. Schoenbr. 1: 57. t. 109 (1797)
= Capparis sandwicensis Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. 5: 54 (1846), orth. var.
= Capparis sandwichiana DC.; Prodr. 1: 245 (1824)
= Capparis sandwichiana var. zoharyi O.Deg. & I.Deg.; Phytologia 7: 370 (1961)
= Capparis spinosa var. mariana (Jacq.) K.Schum.; Bot. Jahrb. 9: 201 (1888)
subspecies :
subsp. himalayensis
(Jafri) Fici; Phytotaxa 203(1): 32 (2015)
Distribution: China (Xinjiang, Gansu); Tibet; Nepal; India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand)
36 CHI TIB 40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis spinosa var. himalayensis (Jafri) Jacobs; Blumea 12: 419 (1965)
= Capparis himalayensis Jafri; Pakistan, J. For. 6: 197, t. 1, f. 13, map (1956)
subspecies :
subsp. nummularia
(DC.) Fici; Webbia 58(1): 117 (2003)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis nummularia var. minor Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 686 (1925)
= Capparis nummularia DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
= Capparis spinosa var. nummularia (DC.) Bailey; Synops. Queensl. Fl. (1883)
subspecies :
subsp. rupestris
(Sm.) Nyman; Consp. Fl. Eur.: 68 (1878)
Name: Felsen-Kapernstrauch (DE); Rock Caper (EN)
Distribution: Spain; Gibraltar; Baleares; France; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Pantelleria; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); Malta; Croatia; Albania; Greece (C- & S-Greece, widespread on islands); Crete; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Egypt; East Aegaean Isl. (Lesvos, Ikaria, Samos, Dodecanese, Nisyros, Tilos, Simi, Karpathos, Kasos, Rhodos, Kastellorhizo Isl.); Turkey
12 BAL FRA GIB SAR SPA 13 ALB CRO GRC ITA KRI MLT PEL PTL SIC 20 ALG EGY LBY TUN 34 EAI TUR
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis inermis Turra; Fl. Ital. Prodr.: 65 (1780) (non Forssk. 1775)
= Capparis orientalis Veill.; Duh., Traite Arbr. Arbust. ed. 2, 1: 142 (1801)
= Capparis rupestris Sm.; Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 355 (1809)
= Capparis spinosa f. inermis (Turra) Knoche; Fl. Baléar. 2: 11 (1922), nom. illeg.
= Capparis spinosa proles rupestris (Sm.) Rouy & Foucaud; Fl. France 2: 238 (1895)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. inermis (Zohary) A.Bolòs & O.Bolòs; Misc. Fontserè: 88 (1961)
= Capparis spinosa subsp. orientalis (Veill.) Jafri; Ali & al., Fl. Libya 12: 3. (1977)
= Capparis spinosa var. inermis Zohary; Bull. Res. Council Israel, Sect. D, Bot. 8: 51 (1960)
= Capparis spinosa var. rupestris (Sm.) Viv.; Fl. Libyc. Spec.: 26 (1824)
variant :
var. ovata
(Desf.) Sm.; Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 355 (1809)
Distribution: Sicily; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya
13 SIC 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis aegyptia Sieber ex C.Presl; Isis (Oken) 21: 274 (1828), nom. illeg., non Lam.
= Capparis fontanesii DC.; Prodr. 1: 245 (1824), nom. superfl.
= Capparis ovata Desf.; Fl. Atlant. 1: 404 (1798)
= Capparis sicula var. kruegeriana Pamp.; L´Agricoltura Col. 22: 459 (1926)
= Capparis spinosa f. kruegeriana (Pamp.) Pamp.; Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 234 (1931)
= Capparis spinosa var. coriacea Coss. ex Maire; Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 1933: 100 (1933)
= Capparis spinosa var. kruegeriana (Pamp.) Jafri; Fl. Libya 12: 4 (1977)
= Capparis spinosa var. ovata (Desf.) Batt.; Batt. & Trab., Fl. Alg. 82 (1888), isonym
= Capparis spinosa var. ovata (Desf.) Fici; Phytotaxa 174(1): 18 (2014), isonym
variant :
var. myrtifolia
(Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz) Fici; Phytotaxa 174(1): 20 (2014)
Distribution: SE-Algeria (Hoggar, Tassili); W-Libya; N-Chad (Tibesti, Ennedi)
20 ALG LBY 24 CHA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis ovata subsp. myrtifolia Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 93(1): 137 (2006)
species :
Capparis srilankensis
Sundararagh.; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 28(1-4): 185 (1986 publ. 1988)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Capparis subsessilis
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 110 (1964)
Distribution: China (Guangxi); ?Vietnam
36 CHI
species :
Capparis sunbisiniana
M.L.Zhang & G.C.Tucker; Fl. of China 7: (2008), nom. nov.
Distribution: China (Hainan); Myanmar; ?Thailand; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acutifolia subsp. obovata M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 433 (1965), non Buch.-Ham. ex DC. 1824
species :
Capparis tagbanuorum
Fici; Phytotaxa 267(2): 146 (2016)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Capparis tchaourembensis
Fici; Kew Bull. 66(2): 299 (2011)
Distribution: Comores (Mayotte)
29 COM
species :
Capparis tenera
Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 41 (1850)
Distribution: China (W-Yunnan); Tibet; India (Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland); Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl., Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl.; Myanmar (Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, Yangon); N-Thailand
36 CHI TIB 40 IND SRL 41 AND MYA NCB THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis disticha Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 43: II. 70 (1874)
= Capparis oxyphylla Wall.; Numer. List no. 6997 (1832), nom. nud.
= Capparis tenera var. dalzellii Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 179 (1872)
= Capparis tenera var. latifolia Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 179 (1872)
= Capparis tenera var. zeylanica Hook.f. & Thomson; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India l: 179 (1872)
= Capparis tetrasperma Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 15 (1859)
= Capparis uncinata Wall.; Numer. List no. 6998 (1832), nom. nud.
species :
Capparis thorelii
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 214 (1908)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Capparis thozetiana
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 104 (1865)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland: Rockhampton)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea thozetiana F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 104 (1865)
species :
Capparis tomentosa
Lam.; Encyc. 1: 606 (1785)
Name: Woolly Caper-bush
Distribution: Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Niger; N-Cameroon; São Tomé; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Saudi Arabia; N-Yemen
22 BEN BKN GAM GHA GUI IVO MLI MTN NGR SEN TOG 23 CAF CMN SAO ZAI 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis alexandrae Chiov.; Fl. Somala, II. 463 (1932)
= Capparis biloba Hutch. & Dalziel; Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 85 (1927), Hutch. & Dalziel in Kew Bull. 25 (1928)
= Capparis corymbifera E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 1: 62 (1860)
= Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 197 (1843), pro syn.
= Capparis globifera Delile; Héricourt, Sec. Voy. Choa: 340 (1846)
= Capparis hypericoides Hochst.; Flora 27(1): 290 (1844)
= Capparis lucens Hauman; Bul. Jard. Bot. Brux. 20: 191 (1950)
= Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 31 (1847)
= Capparis polymorpha A.Rich.; Guill. & Perrot., Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 24 (1831)
= Capparis puberula DC.; Prodr. 1: 248 (1824)
= Capparis subtomentosa De Wild.; Pl. Bequaert. 1: 212 (1922)
= Capparis tomentosa var. persicifolia (A.Rich.) Penz.; Atti Congr. Int. Bot. Genova 1892: 330 (1893)
= Capparis verdickii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 35 (1902)
= Capparis volkensii Gilg; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr C 185 (1895)
species :
Capparis tonkinensis
Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 55: 215 (1908)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis tonkinensis var. annamensis Gagnep.; Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 165 (1939), anglice
species :
Capparis trichocarpa
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 113 (1964)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis trinervia
Hook.f. & Thomson; Fl. Brit. Ind. 1: 175 (1872)
Distribution: Myanmar (Kachin, Kayin, Shan, Taninthayi); Laos; Vietnam; ?peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Bubu, Perak); NE-Sumatra
41 LAO MYA VIE 42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis kunstleri King; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 58: 2: 396 (1889)
variant :
var. chungiana
Julius; PhytoKeys 189: 112, figs. 6-8 (2022)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Capparis trisonthiae
Srisanga & Chayam.; Adansonia 26(1): 64 (2004)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Capparis umbonata
Lindl.; Mitch. J. Trop. Austral. 257 (1848)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, C-Queensland)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Busbeckea umbonata (Lindl.) F.Muell.; Fragm. 1: 164 5: 104 (1858)
= Capparis acacioides Diels & O.Schwarz ex O.Schwarz; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 84 (1927)
= Capparis citrifera O.Schwarz; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 84 (1927)
= Capparis umbonata f. exumbonata Domin; Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 136 (1926), nom. inval.
= Capparis umbonata var. latifolia S.Moore; J. Bot. 64: 90 (1926)
species :
Capparis urophylla
F.Chun; J. Arn. Arb. 29: 419 (1948)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan); N-Laos
36 CHI 41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis cuspidata B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 111 (1964)
= Capparis tenera var. caudata B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 111 (1964)
species :
Capparis velutina
P.I.Forst.; Austrobaileya 5(1): 107 (1997)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis nobilis var. pubescens Benth.; Fl. Austral. 1: 96 (1863)
species :
Capparis versicolor
Griff.; Notul. 4: 577 (1845)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); Myanmar (Taninthayi); peninsular Thailand; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor)
36 CHI 41 MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis koi Merr. & Chun; Sunyatsenia 2: 28 (1934)
= Capparis koioides M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 459 (1965)
= Capparis larutensis King; J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 58: 2: 393 (1889)
= Capparis nhatrangensis Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 165 (1939), gallice, et in Bull Soc. Bot. France 85: 598 (1939), latine. (1938)
species :
Capparis viburnifolia
Gagnep.; Humbert, Suppl. Fl. Gen. Indo-Chine 1: 168 (1939), gallice, et in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 598 (1939), latine. (1938)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); N-Thailand; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 THA VIE
species :
Capparis viminea
Oliv.; Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 97 (1868)
Distribution: Benin; Nigeria; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Mozambique
22 BEN NGA 23 ZAI 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MOZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis lilacina Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 215 (1903)
= Capparis welwitschii Pax & Gilg; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 214 (1903)
variant :
var. orthacantha
(Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf; Kew Bull. 16: 82 (1962)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis orthacantha Gilg & Gilg-Ben.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 504 (1935)
species :
Capparis wui
B.S.Sun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 109 (1964)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Capparis yunnanensis
Craib & W.W.Sm.; Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. 9: 91 (1916)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Guangdong); Myanmar (Kachin); ?N-Thailand; N-Vietnam
36 CHI 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis bhamoensis Raizada; Indian Forest Rec., n. s. Bot. 3: 127 (1941)
= Capparis sikkimensis subsp. yunnanensis (Craib & W.W.Sm.) M.Jacobs; Blumea 12: 496 (1965)
species :
Capparis zeylanica
L.; Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 72 (1762)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); Taiwan [I]; Pakistan (Sind); Nepal; India (widespread); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar (widespread); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; Sulawesi (incl. Selayar Isl.); Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Mindanao); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Lombok, Sumbawa, Semau, Timor); Moluccas (Sula Arch.)
36 CHI 38 tai 40 BAN IND NEP PAK SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MOL PHI SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis acuminata Roxb.; Fl. Ind. 2: 566 (1824), nom. illeg.
= Capparis aurantioides C.Presl; Reliq. Haenk. 2: 86 (1835)
= Capparis crassifolia Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 227 (1873)
= Capparis dealbata DC.; Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
= Capparis erythrodasys Miq.; Pl. Jungh. 397 (1854)
= Capparis formosa Wall.; Numer. List no. 6982 A (1832)
= Capparis hastigera Hance; J. Bot. 6: 296 (1868)
= Capparis hastigera var. obcordata Merr. & F.P.Metcalf; Lingnan Sci. J. 16: 192 (1937)
= Capparis horrida L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 264 (1781)
= Capparis horrida var. erythrodasys (Miq.) Miq.; Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind.: 34 (1870)
= Capparis horrida var. paniculata Gagnep.; Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 185 (1908)
= Capparis latifolia Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 232 (1922), nom. illeg.
= Capparis linearis Blanco; Fl. Filip.: 438 (1837), nom. illeg.
= Capparis myrioneura var. latifolia Hallier f.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 61 (1906)
= Capparis nemorosa Blanco; Fl. Filip. ed. I. 438 (1837)
= Capparis ovalifolia Zipp. ex Miq.; Ill. Fl. Arch. Ind. 33 (1870)
= Capparis polymorpha Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 227 (1873), nom. illeg.
= Capparis quadriflora DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis rufescens Turcz.; Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 321 (1854 publ. 1855)
= Capparis subhorrida Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 234 (1922)
= Capparis swinhoei Hance; J. Bot. 6: 296 (1868)
= Capparis terniflora DC.; Prodr. 1: 247 (1824)
= Capparis wightiana Wall.; Numer. List no. 6987 (1832), nom. nud.
= Capparis xanthophylla Collett & Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 28: 20 (1890)
= Capparis zeylanica var. pubipetala S.Y.Liu, X.Q.Ning & Y.F.Tan; Guihaia 32(3): 324 (2012)
= Oligloron zeylanica (L.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 109 (1838)
= Pleuteron baduca (L.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 109 (1838)
species :
Capparis zippeliana
Miq.; Illustr. Fl. Arch. Ind. 25. I. 14 (1871)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl.; Moluccas (Tanimbar, Kei Isl.); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Bismarck Arch. (New Britain, New Ireland); Solomon Isl.; Palau (Koror, Urukthapel, Peleliu, Angaur)
42 LSI MOL NWG 43 BIS SOL 62 PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Capparis carolinensis Kaneh.; Bot. Mag., Tokyo 48: 919 (1934)
= Capparis dahlii Gilg & K.Schum.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 1: 208 (1895)
= Capparis zippeliana var. novobritannica Lauterb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 114 (1914)
= Capparis zippeliana var. novohibernica Lauterb.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 114 (1914)
