3101.000 Capparis
Description of the genus
Shrubs or small trees, often climbing; branches often spiny. Leaves simple, entire. Inflorescences of terminal or axillary racemes, sometimes condensed into corymbs or umbels. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 4. Petals usually 4. Stamens 6-many. Androgynophore very short. Gynophore present. Fruit a usually indehiscent, spherical, ovoid or elongated berry. Worldwide: 250 species in tropical and warm regions Mozambique: 10 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| brassii DC. | GI,M | |
| cartilaginea Decne. | N | |
| citrifolia Lam. | N,GI,M | |
| erythrocarpos Isert var. rosea (Klotzsch) DeWolf | N,Z,T,MS,GI | Description, Image |
| fascicularis DC. var. fascicularis | GI,M | Description, Image |
| scheffleri Gilg & Gilg-Ben. | N | |
| sepiaria L. var. subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf | N,T,MS | Description, Image |
| tomentosa Lam. | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M | Description, Image |
| viminea Hook. f. & Thomson ex Oliv. var. viminea | N,MS | Description |
| viminea Hook. f. & Thomson ex Oliv. var. orthacantha (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf [NrEnd] | N |
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