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Capparis micracantha

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Cappparis micracantha[1] is a species of flowering plant in the caper family (Capparaceae). It grows as a shrub or small tree, sometimes with a more or less climbing habit.

It is native to Southeast Asia - the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines. Certain parts of the plant are locally used as a source of medicines and rarely for food.[2]

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:[3]

  • The nominate subspecies C. micracantha micracantha
  • C. micracantha korthalsiana (Miq.) M.Jacobs (was C. korthalsiana Miq.)
  • C. micracantha var. henryi (Matsum.) M.Jacobs (a synonym of C. henryi) is accepted in the Plant List.[4]

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References

  1. ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  2. ^ "Capparis micracantha tropicalthefernsinfo".
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ The Plant List

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Capparis micracantha: Brief Summary

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Cappparis micracantha is a species of flowering plant in the caper family (Capparaceae). It grows as a shrub or small tree, sometimes with a more or less climbing habit.

It is native to Southeast Asia - the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines. Certain parts of the plant are locally used as a source of medicines and rarely for food.

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