Capparis sepiaria
Also known as: Capparis affinis Merr. +13 more
- Capparis affinis Merr.
- Capparis emarginata Zipp. ex Span.
- Capparis flexicaulis Hance
- Capparis glauca var. angustifolia Collett & Hemsl.
- Capparis glauca Wall.
- Capparis glauca Wall. ex Hook.fil. & Thomson
- Capparis incanescens DC.
- Capparis retusella Thwaites
- Capparis sepiaria var. glabrata DC.
- Capparis sepiaria var. incanescens (DC.) Hook.fil. & Thomson
- Capparis sepiaria var. retusella (Thwaites) Thwaites
- Capparis stylosa var. velutina DC.
- Capparis trichopetala Valeton
- Capparis volkameriae DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Capparaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Capparis sepiaria is a scrambling shrub within the Capparaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms