Capparis micracantha
| Capparis micracantha | |
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| Flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Capparis |
| Species: | C. micracantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Capparis micracantha DC.
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Cappparis micracantha[1] is a species of flowering plant in the caper family (Capparaceae). It grows as a shrub or small tree, sometimes with a more or less climbing habit.
It is native to Southeast Asia - the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines. Certain parts of the plant are locally used as a source of medicines and rarely for food.[2]
Subspecies[]
The Catalogue of Life lists:[3]
- The nominate subspecies C. micracantha micracantha
- C. micracantha korthalsiana (Miq.) M.Jacobs (was C. korthalsiana Miq.)
- C. micracantha var. henryi (Matsum.) M.Jacobs (a synonym of C. henryi) is accepted in the Plant List.[4]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
- ^ "Capparis micracantha tropicalthefernsinfo".
- ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ The Plant List
External links[]
Media related to Capparis micracantha at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Capparis micracantha at Wikispecies
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- Capparis
- Flora of Indo-China
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