Capparis tomentosa

Capparis tomentosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species: Capparis tomentosa

Name

Capparis tomentosa Lam., 1785

Synonyms

• Capparis alexandrae Chiov.
• Capparis biloba Hutchinson & Dalziel
• Capparis corymbifera E. Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
• Capparis corymbosa Lam.
• Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp.
• Capparis persicifolia A. Rich.
• Capparis polymorpha Rich.
• Capparis puberula DC.
• Capparis verdickii De Wildeman
• Capparis volkensii Gilg

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Benin, Somalia, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Ghana, Niger, Togo, N-Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Sao Tome, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, D.R.Congo (Zaire), Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, N-Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1783–1785. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 1. XLIV+752 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. Aug.. Capparis tomentosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. Aug.. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 12 {{{3}}}. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Capparis tomentosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Capparis tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 12 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Capparis tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Capparis tomentosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wollerige kapperbos
English: Woolly Caper-bush
Soomaaliga: Gombor lik
SiSwati: iNkunzibovu, imPhololwane
Kiswahili: Mbada paka
ትግርኛ: Andel
Xitsonga: Khawa
Tshivenda: Gwambazi
isiZulu: iQwaningi, uMabusane

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