Capparis micracantha

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Capparis micracantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species:
C. micracantha
Binomial name
Capparis micracantha
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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.

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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]

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References

  1. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  2. "Capparis micracantha tropicalthefernsinfo".
  3. 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.
  4. The Plant List