Crateva tapia
Also known as: Capparis radiatiflora (DC.) Ruiz & Pav. +14 more
- Capparis radiatiflora (DC.) Ruiz & Pav.
- Colicodendron obliquifolium Turcz.
- Crataeva tapia L.
- Crateva acuminata DC.
- Crateva arborea Schrad.
- Crateva bahiana Ule
- Crateva benthamii Eichler
- Crateva benthamii var. leptopetala Eichler
- Crateva coriacea Herzog
- Crateva glauca Lundell
- Crateva gynandra L.
- Crateva radiatiflora DC.
- Crateva tapia var. glauca (Lundell) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Crateva tapioides DC.
- Nevosmila arborea (Schrad.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Capparaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Crateva tapia is a shrub or tree belonging to the Capparaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.