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Capparaceae
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The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 15 genera and about 430 species. The largest genera are Capparis (about 140 species), Morisonia (87 species), Maerua (70 species), Boscia (30 species), and Cadaba (30 species).
OverviewAI-generated
Capparaceae is a family of plants within the kingdom Plantae. It is classified under the phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Brassicales. The family is recognized in botanical databases and has a presence in scientific literature, with 511 related records noted in PubMed.
Occurrence data for the family includes 209,011 records. Specific collections are held by institutions such as CICY, STDOM, MEL, IBUNAM, and NHA. These records document the presence of the family in Mexico, Madagascar, Russia, the United States, and Colombia. The family is also referenced by 622 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Capparaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyCapparaceae
General: Notes on delimitation: Capparaceae has been included Appearance: the Neotropical Capparaceae, only Atamisquea has a somewhat similar 2
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 702
- With media
- 449
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Collections
- CICY, STDOM, MEL, IBUNAM, NHA, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Madagascar, Russia, United States, Colombia, Tanzania, Philippines, Brazil
Research
511 papers- Capparis L. (Capparaceae): A Scoping Review of Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacological Activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Capparis cartilaginea decne (capparaceae): isolation of flavonoids by high-speed countercurrent chromatography and their anti-inflammatory evaluation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023
- Phylogeny of Capparaceae and Brassicaceae based on chloroplast sequence data.American journal of botany · 2002
- The complete chloroplast genomes of two species from Capparaceae.Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2021
- Capparis kbangensis (Capparaceae), a new species from central Vietnam.PhytoKeys · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Brassicales
- Image
- Capparis zoharyi 4.jpg
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- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Capparaceae
- has fruit type
- capsule
- Commons category
- Capparaceae
- taxon name
- Capparaceae
- taxonomic type
- Capparis
- taxon common name
- kaprovke
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Excluded genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Capparaceae (or Capparidaceae), commonly known as the caper family, are a family of plants in the order Brassicales. As currently circumscribed, the family contains 15 genera and about 430 species. The largest genera are Capparis (about 140 species), Morisonia (87 species), Maerua (70 species), Boscia (30 species), and Cadaba (30 species).
== Taxonomy == The Capparaceae have long been considered closely related to and have often been included in the Brassicaceae, the mustard family (APG, 1998), in part because both groups produce glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Subsequent molecular studies support Capparaceae sensu stricto as paraphyletic with respect to the Brassicaceae. However Cleome and several related genera are more closely related to members of the Brassicaceae than to the other Capparaceae. These genera are now either placed in the Brassicaceae (as subfamily Clemoideae) or segregated into the Cleomaceae. Several more genera of the traditional Capparaceae are more closely related to other members of the Brassicales, and the relationships of several more remain unresolved. Based on morphological grounds and supported by molecular studies, the American species traditionally identified as Capparis have been transferred to resurrected generic names. Several new genera have also been recently described.
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