Capparis
Sign in to savethumb|right|C.spinosa var nummularia fruit Capparis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes about 140 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. Capparis species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Eurasia, Australasia, and the Pacific.
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Capparis is a genus of plants within the family Capparaceae. It belongs to the order Brassicales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus has been introduced to the Canary Islands and Trinidad-Tobago.
Records for Capparis species have been documented in Mexico, China, Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand. These records are held by institutions including UACH, UNICACH, IIB-UV, INECOL, and CAS. The genus is also noted in descriptions regarding species found in New Guinea.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyCapparaceae
General: Capparis species in New Guinea are found in a variety
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,684
- With media
- 1,031
- Family
- Capparaceae
- Collections
- UACH, UNICACH, IIB-UV, INECOL, CAS, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras
Research
460 papers- Anti-Aging Potential of Phytoextract Loaded-Pharmaceutical Creams for Human Skin Cell Longetivity.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2015
- Capparis spinosa L. as a potential source of nutrition and its health benefits in foods: A comprehensive review of its phytochemistry, bioactivities, safety, and application.Food chemistry · 2023
- Caper (Capparis spinosa L.): An Updated Review on Its Phytochemistry, Nutritional Value, Traditional Uses, and Therapeutic Potential.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
- Capparis L. (Capparaceae): A Scoping Review of Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacological Activities.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Pharmacological Effects of Capparis spinosa L.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2016
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Plant description
- Uses and ecology
- Species
- Formerly placed here
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
thumb|right|C.spinosa var nummularia fruit Capparis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Capparaceae. It includes about 140 species of shrubs or lianas which are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. Capparis species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Eurasia, Australasia, and the Pacific.
The genus was included in the family Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system.
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