Capparis

Capparis
Maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Tribe: Cappareae
Genus: Capparis
L. (1753)[1]
Species[2]

142, see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Anisosticte Bartl. (1830)
  • Apophyllum F.Muell. (1857)
  • Busbeckea Endl. (1833)
  • Calyptranthus Thouars (1811)
  • Destrugesia Gaudich. (1842)
  • Destruguezia Benth. & Hook.f. (1862), orth. var.
  • Dhofaria A.G.Mill. (1988)
  • Hombak Adans. (1763)
  • Marsesina Raf. (1838)
  • Oligloron Raf. (1838)
  • Olofuton Raf. (1838)
  • Petersia Klotzsch (1861)
  • Sodada Forssk. (1775)
C.spinosa var nummularia fruit

Capparis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae.[3] It includes 142 species[2] of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. Capparis species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Eurasia, Australasia, and the Pacific.[2]

The genus was included in the family Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system.

  1. ^ "Genus: Capparis L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. ^ a b c d "Capparis Tourn. ex L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ Tejaswini Petkar; et al. "Antimicrobial Activity of Capparis zeylanica L. and Capparis sepiaria L." Medical and Health Sciences Research Journal: 66–69.