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The genus Capparis is in the family Capparaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Capparis

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Capparis acutifolia Sweet	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis admirabilis Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis aegyptia Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis amplissima Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis angustifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis annamensis (Baker f.) M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis antonensis Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis arborea (F.Muell.) Maiden	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis arrabidae Steud.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis artensis Montrouz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis asperifolia C.Presl	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis assamica Hook.f. & Thomson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis atamisquea Kuntze	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis atlantica Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis avicennifolia Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis baducca L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis bangii Rusby	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis bangweolensis R.E.Fr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis beneolens Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis bequaertii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis bonifaziana Cornejo & Iltis	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis brachybotrya Hallier f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis brasiliana DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis brassii DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis brevislliqua Moç. & Sessé ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis brevispina DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis burmanica Collett & Hemsl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis buwaldae M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis calciphila Standl. & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis callophylla Blume	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis canescens Banks ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cantoniensis Lour.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cartilaginea Decne.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cataphyllosa M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis chingiana B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis chiriquensis Woodson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis chrysomeia Bojer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cinerea M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis clara Schery	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cleghornii Dunn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis coimbrana Cornejo & Iltis	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis comosa Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis corymbosa Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cuatrecasana Dugand	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cucurbitina King	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cuneiformis Sessé & Moç.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis cynophallophora L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis dasyphylla Merr. & F.P.Metcalf	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis deckenii Chiov.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis detonsa Triana & Planch.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis didymobotrys Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis dielsiana Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis diffusa Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis dioica Gilg	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis discolor Donn.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis divaricata Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis diversifolia Wight & Arn.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis dolichopoda Helwig	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis domingensis Spreng. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis echinocarpa Pierre ex Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis ecuadorica H.H.Iltis	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis eichleriana Urb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis elaeagnifolia Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis erycibe Hallier f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis erythrocarpos Isert	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis fascicularis DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis fengii B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis ferruginea L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis filipes Donn.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis flavicans Kurz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis flexuosa (L.) L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis fontanesii DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis frondosa Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis fruticosa Mill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis furfuracea Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis fusifera Dunn	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis garciae Dugand	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandidiera Baill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandiflora Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thomson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandipetala Maguire & Steyerm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis grandis L.f.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis grisebachii Eichler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis hastata Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis hereroensis Schinz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis heteracantha DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis heterophylla Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis heydeana Donn.Sm.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis himalayensis Jafri	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis holliensis A.Chev.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis humblotii Baill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis humilis Hassl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis humistrata (F.Muell.) F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis hypovellerea Gilg & Benedict	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis incana Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis indica (L.) Druce	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis inermis Forssk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis jacobinae Moric. ex Eichler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis jacobsii Hewson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis karwinskiana Schltdl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis khuamak Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis kirkii Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis klossii Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis koioides M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis kollimalayana M.B.Viswan.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lanceolaris DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis langlassei Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis laotica Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lasiantha R.Br. ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis laurifolia Mill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis leprieurii Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis linearis Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lineata Dombey ex Pers.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lobbiana Turcz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis longistipitata Heine	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis loranthifolia Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lucens Hauman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lucida (Banks ex DC.) Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis lundellii Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mariana Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis maroniensis Benoist	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mattogrossensis Pilg.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mayana Lundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mekongensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis micracantha DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mirifica Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mitchellii (Lindl. ex F.Muell.) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mithridatica Forssk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mollicella Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis monantha M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis montana (Aubl.) Lemée	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis moonii Wight	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis muco H.H.Iltis & al.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis mucronifolia Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis multiflora Hook.f. & Thomson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis nana Craib	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis nectarea Vell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis nilgiriensis Subba Rao, Kumari & V.Chandras.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis nobilis (Endl.) F.Muell. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis nummularia DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis oblongifolia Forssk.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis odoratissima Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis olacifolia Hook.f. & Thomson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis orientalis Veill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis ornans F.Muell. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis osmantha Diels	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pachaca Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pachyphylla M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis palmeri Rose	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis panamensis H.H.Iltis	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis parviflora Boiss.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis peltata G.Don	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis petiolaris Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pittieri Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis poggei Pax	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pranensis (Pierre ex Gagnep.) M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pringlei Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pseudocerasifera Hauman	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pubiflora DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pubifolia B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pulcherrima Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pyracantha Bojer	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis pyrifolia Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis quina J.F.Macbr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis quiniflora DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis quiriguensis Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis racemosa Mill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis radula Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis retusa Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis richardii Baill.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis rigida M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis rotundifolia Rottler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis roxburghii DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis rufidula M.Jacobs	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis salicifolia Griseb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sarmentosa A.Cunn. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis saxatilis Kunth ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis scabrida Kunth	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sclerophylla Iltis & Cornejo	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis scortechinii King	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sepiaria L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sessilis Banks ex DC.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis shanesiana F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis shevaroyensis Sundararagh.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis siamensis Kurz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sicula Duhamel	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sikkimensis Kurz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis singularis R.Rankin	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis spinosa L.	Accepted		TICA
Capparis sprucei Eichler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis srilankensis Sundararagh.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis stenosepala Urb.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis steyermarkii Standl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis subsessilis B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis sunbisiniana M.L. Zhang & G.C. Tucker	Accepted		TRO
Capparis tarapotensis Eichler	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis tenera Dalzell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis tenuisiliqua Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis thorelii Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis thozetiana (F.Muell.) F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis tomentosa Lam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis tonduzii Briq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis tonkinensis Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis trichocarpa B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis trichopoda B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis trinervia Hook.f. & Thomson	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis trisonthiae Srisanga & Chayam.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis umbonata Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis urens Barb.Rodr.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis urophylla F.Chun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis usiacurina Dugand	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis velutina P.I.Forst.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis verdickii De Wild.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis verrucosa Jacq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis versicolor Griff.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis verticillaris Turcz.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis viburnifolia Gagnep.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis viminea Oliv.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis wui B.S.Sun	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis yco Mart.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis yucatanensis Lundell	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis zeylanica L.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis zippeliana Miq.	Accepted		WCSP (in review)
Capparis zoharyi Inocencio, D.Rivera, Obón & Alcaraz	Accepted		WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 649 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Capparis. Of these 225 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 162 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Capparis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 649 species names for the genus Capparis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	225	34.7%
◕	Synonym	374	57.6%
◕	Unplaced	14	2.2%
◕	Unassessed	36	5.5%

All names

The status of the 811 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Capparis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	252	31.1%
◕	Synonym	509	62.8%
◕	Unplaced	14	1.7%
◕	Unassessed	36	4.4%

Of these names,

• 8 are recorded as invalid
• 32 are recorded as illegitimate
• 1 are recorded as a spelling variant

The confidence with which the status of the 649 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Capparis, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
	Medium confidence	223	360	0	0	583	89.8%
	Low confidence	2	14	14	36	66	10.2%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Capparis, are as follows: