Crateva

Crateva
Crateva religiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
L. (1753)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chelidurus Willd. (1790)
  • Cladostemon A.Braun & Vatke (1876)
  • Euadenia Oliv. ex Benth. & Hook.f. (1867)
  • Nevosmila Raf. (1838)
  • Othrys Noronha ex Thouars (1806)
  • Pteropetalum Pax (1891)
  • Tapia Mill. (1754)
  • Triclanthera Raf. (1838)

Crateva is a genus of flowering plants in the caper family, Capparaceae.[1] It includes 21 species which range through the tropical regions of the world, including the tropical Americas (Mexico to northeastern Argentina), sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Japan, Malesia, Papuasia, Queensland, and the South Pacific.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Crateva L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  2. ^ a b Crateva L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 October 2023.