Capparis zeylanica

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Capparis zeylanica
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Flowers and leaves of Capparis zeylanica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species:
C. zeylanica
Binomial name
Capparis zeylanica
L.
Synonyms
  • Capparis acuminataRoxb.
  • Capparis acuminataDe Wild., nom. illeg.
  • Capparis aeylanicaRoxb.
  • Capparis aurantioidesC.Presl
  • Capparis crassifoliaKurz
  • Capparis dealbataDC.
  • Capparis erythrodasysMiq.
  • Capparis hastigeraHance
  • Capparis hastigera var. obcordataMerr. & F.P.Metcalf
  • Capparis horridaL.f.
  • Capparis horrida var. erythrodasys(Miq.) Miq.
  • Capparis horrida var. paniculataGagnep.
  • Capparis latifoliaCraib
  • Capparis linearisBlanco, nom. illeg.
  • Capparis myrioneura var. latifoliaHallier f.
  • Capparis nemorosaBlanco, nom. illeg.
  • Capparis polymorphaKurz
  • Capparis quadrifloraDC.
  • Capparis rufescensTurcz.
  • Capparis subhorridaCraib
  • Capparis swinhoiiHance
  • Capparis ternifloraDC.
  • Capparis wightianaWall., nom. inval.
  • Capparis xanthophyllaCollett & Hemsl.

Capparis zeylanica [1] is a climbing shrub common in the forests of the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, China and Malesia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [2] Several species of Lepidopteran larvae feed on its leaves.

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References

  1. Linnaeus C (1762) In: Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 72
  2. 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.