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Capparis

The genus Capparis is in the family Capparaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Capparis

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Capparis acutifolia Sweet Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis admirabilis Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis aegyptia Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis amplissima Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis angustifolia Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis annamensis (Baker f.) M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis antonensis Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis arrabidae Steud. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis artensis Montrouz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis asperifolia C.Presl Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis assamica Hook.f. & Thomson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis atamisquea Kuntze Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis atlantica Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis avicennifolia Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis baducca L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis bangii Rusby Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis bangweolensis R.E.Fr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis beneolens Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis bequaertii De Wild. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis bonifaziana Cornejo & Iltis Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis brachybotrya Hallier f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis brasiliana DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis brassii DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis brevislliqua Moç. & Sessé ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis brevispina DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis burmanica Collett & Hemsl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis buwaldae M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis calciphila Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis callophylla Blume Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis canescens Banks ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cantoniensis Lour. Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cataphyllosa M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis chingiana B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis chiriquensis Woodson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis chrysomeia Bojer Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cinerea M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis clara Schery Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cleghornii Dunn Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis coimbrana Cornejo & Iltis Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis comosa Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis corymbosa Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cuatrecasana Dugand Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cucurbitina King Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cuneiformis Sessé & Moç. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis cynophallophora L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis dasyphylla Merr. & F.P.Metcalf Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis deckenii Chiov. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis detonsa Triana & Planch. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis didymobotrys Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis dielsiana Schltr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis diffusa Ridl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis dioica Gilg Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis discolor Donn.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis divaricata Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis diversifolia Wight & Arn. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis dolichopoda Helwig Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis domingensis Spreng. ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis echinocarpa Pierre ex Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis ecuadorica H.H.Iltis Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis eichleriana Urb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis elaeagnifolia Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis erycibe Hallier f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis erythrocarpos Isert Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis fascicularis DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis fengii B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis ferruginea L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis filipes Donn.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis flavicans Kurz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis flexuosa (L.) L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis fontanesii DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis frondosa Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis fruticosa Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis furfuracea Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis fusifera Dunn Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis garciae Dugand Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandidiera Baill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandiflora Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandipetala Maguire & Steyerm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandis L.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis grisebachii Eichler Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis hastata Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis hereroensis Schinz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis heteracantha DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis heterophylla Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis heydeana Donn.Sm. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis himalayensis Jafri Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis holliensis A.Chev. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis humblotii Baill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis humilis Hassl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis humistrata (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis hypovellerea Gilg & Benedict Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis incana Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis indica (L.) Druce Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis inermis Forssk. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis jacobinae Moric. ex Eichler Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis jacobsii Hewson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis karwinskiana Schltdl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis khuamak Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis kirkii Oliv. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis klossii Ridl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis koioides M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis kollimalayana M.B.Viswan. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lanceolaris DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis langlassei Briq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis laotica Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lasiantha R.Br. ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis laurifolia Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis leprieurii Briq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis linearis Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lineata Dombey ex Pers. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lobbiana Turcz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis longistipitata Heine Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis loranthifolia Lindl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lucens Hauman Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lucida (Banks ex DC.) Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis lundellii Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mariana Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis maroniensis Benoist Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mattogrossensis Pilg. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mayana Lundell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mekongensis Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis micracantha DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mirifica Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mitchellii (Lindl. ex F.Muell.) Lindl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mithridatica Forssk. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mollicella Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis monantha M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis montana (Aubl.) Lemée Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis moonii Wight Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis muco H.H.Iltis & al. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis mucronifolia Boiss. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis multiflora Hook.f. & Thomson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis nana Craib Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis nectarea Vell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis nilgiriensis Subba Rao, Kumari & V.Chandras. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis nobilis (Endl.) F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis nummularia DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis oblongifolia Forssk. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis odoratissima Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis olacifolia Hook.f. & Thomson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis orientalis Veill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis ornans F.Muell. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis osmantha Diels Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pachaca Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pachyphylla M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis palmeri Rose Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis panamensis H.H.Iltis Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis parviflora Boiss. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis peltata G.Don Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis petiolaris Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pittieri Standl. Accepted L WCSP (in review)
Capparis poggei Pax Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pranensis (Pierre ex Gagnep.) M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pringlei Briq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pseudocerasifera Hauman Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pubiflora DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pubifolia B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pulcherrima Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pyracantha Bojer Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis pyrifolia Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis quina J.F.Macbr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis quiniflora DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis quiriguensis Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis racemosa Mill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis radula Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis retusa Griseb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis richardii Baill. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis rigida M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis rotundifolia Rottler Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis roxburghii DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis rufidula M.Jacobs Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis salicifolia Griseb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sarmentosa A.Cunn. ex Benth. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis saxatilis Kunth ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis scabrida Kunth Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sclerophylla Iltis & Cornejo Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis scortechinii King Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sepiaria L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sessilis Banks ex DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis shanesiana F.Muell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis shevaroyensis Sundararagh. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis siamensis Kurz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sicula Duhamel Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sikkimensis Kurz Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis singularis R.Rankin Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis spinosa L. Accepted M TICA
Capparis sprucei Eichler Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis srilankensis Sundararagh. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis stenosepala Urb. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis steyermarkii Standl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis subsessilis B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis sunbisiniana M.L. Zhang & G.C. Tucker Accepted M TRO
Capparis tarapotensis Eichler Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis tenera Dalzell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis tenuisiliqua Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis thorelii Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis thozetiana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis tomentosa Lam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis tonduzii Briq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis tonkinensis Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis trichocarpa B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis trichopoda B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis trinervia Hook.f. & Thomson Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis trisonthiae Srisanga & Chayam. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis umbonata Lindl. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis urens Barb.Rodr. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis urophylla F.Chun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis usiacurina Dugand Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis velutina P.I.Forst. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis verdickii De Wild. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis verrucosa Jacq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis versicolor Griff. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis verticillaris Turcz. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis viburnifolia Gagnep. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis viminea Oliv. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis wui B.S.Sun Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis yco Mart. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis yucatanensis Lundell Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis zeylanica L. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis zippeliana Miq. Accepted M WCSP (in review)
Capparis zoharyi Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz Accepted M WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 649 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Capparis. Of these 225 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 162 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Capparis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 649 species names for the genus Capparis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 225 34.7%
Synonym 374 57.6%
Unplaced 14 2.2%
Unassessed 36 5.5%

All names

The status of the 811 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Capparis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 252 31.1%
Synonym 509 62.8%
Unplaced 14 1.7%
Unassessed 36 4.4%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 649 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Capparis, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 223 360 0 0 583 89.8%
Low confidence 2 14 14 36 66 10.2%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Capparis, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
TICA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2%
Tropicos 1 20 0 9 0 30 4.6%
WCSP (in review) 223 354 14 27 0 618 95.2%