Capparis Linnaeus 1753 (caper)
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Dicotyledoneae - Papaverales - Capparidaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum 1-1200
Parent taxon: Capparidaceae according to M. Prasad 2008
See also Chauhan 1991, Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Burtonella, Cadaba, Capparidispermum, Capparidocarpus, Capparites, Forchhammerioxylon, Palaeocleome
Subtaxa: Capparis baducca Capparis cynophallophora Capparis palaeomicrantha Capparis spinosa
Type: Capparis spinosa
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), India (8)
• Pliocene of Bolivia (1)
• Miocene of China (1), Cuba (1), Ecuador (1), India (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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