Capparaceae
Cadaba

Cadaba glandulosa Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 68 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Senegal to Eritrea and N. Tanzania, Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 0.3–1.5 m tall; young twigs densely covered with glandular hairs up to 0.8 mm long
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate; blade orbicular, obovate or elliptic, 1.2–2.2 x 0.9–2 cm, apically rounded or retuse, sometimes mucronulate, basally subcordate or rounded, glandular-hairy or glabrescent; petiole 2–8 mm long, densely glandular-hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes few-flowered, with glandular-hairy rhachis 0.6–1.2(–1.8) cm long; bracts trifid, with central segment c. 2 mm long; pedicels 0.7–1.6 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4, obovate-lanceolate, 5–7 x 3 mm, glandular-hairy outside, glabrous within
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 0
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androphore
Androphore c. 1 mm long; appendage 1.6–1.9 cm long, basally tubular, with pale-yellow, petaloid, oblong apex; stamens 5; filaments 1.1–1.4 cm long; anthers 1.6–1.9 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
Gynophore 1.2–1.7 cm long, glandular; ovary spindle-shaped 3–3.2 x 1.4–1.6 mm, densely glandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit ellipsoid, 10–13 x 4–6 mm, densely covered with stiff glandular hairs up to 0.9 mm long.
Distribution
N1–3; C1; S1–3 Eritrea, Ethiopia and west to Mali; Arabia, Iran
Ecology
Up to 1100 m.
Vernacular
Dukhul, iglo, kish, qalaanqal (Somali).
[FSOM]

Capparidaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:1. 1954

Morphology General Habit
A low much-branched shrub
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit glandular-bristly, about 1/2 in. long.
[FWTA]

Capparidaceae, J. Elffers, R. A. Graham & G. P. Dewolf. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1964

Morphology General Habit
Small densely twiggy shrub, up to 1.3 m. tall, but often less.
Morphology Stem
Young twigs densely covered with glandular hairs and stalked glands, glabrescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade very broadly elliptic to suborbicular, 11–25 mm. long and nearly as broad, mucronate, covered with sessile and stalked glands; petiole 2–10 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a few-flowered corymb; pedicels ± 1–2 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Outer sepals 5–10 mm. long, with many glandular hairs.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 0.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androphore
Androphore short, scarcely 2 mm. long; appendage petaloid, up to 17 mm. long, long-extended on the lower side, apically entire and evenly narrowed to the base, golden-yellow; stamens 5; filaments 12–15 mm. long; anthers ± 2 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
Gynophore recurving, up to 17 mm. long in fruit, densely stipitate-glandular.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruits ellipsoid, ± 7–15 mm. long, the ends rounded, densely stipitate-glandular.
Habitat
Deciduous bushland, grassland with scattered trees; 600–900 m.
Distribution
Somali Republic, Ethiopia and Sudan Republic west to Mali K1 K2 K4 K7 T3 U1
[FTEA]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0