Capparis micracantha
Capparis micracantha | |
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Flowers | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Capparaceae |
Genus: | Capparis |
Species: | C. micracantha |
Binomial name | |
Capparis micracantha |
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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Media related to Capparis micracantha at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Capparis micracantha at Wikispecies