Capparaceae
Capparis

Capparis pubiflora DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 246 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Taiwan (Lü Dao), China (E. Guangxi, Guangdong) to Malesia and New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 7: 1-499. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2010 Kessler, P.J.A., et al. [PK 2971] Indonesia K000577085 No
Dec 1, 2010 Kessler, P.J.A., et al. [PK 3078] Indonesia K000577084 No
Dec 1, 2010 Kessler, P.J.A., et al. [PK 2905] Indonesia K000577087 No
Dec 1, 2010 Kessler, P.J.A., et al. [PK 2956] Indonesia K000577086 No
Jul 1, 1959 Elmer, A.D.E. [20872] Borneo K000651005 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1959 Cuming, H. [955] Philippines K000651075 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1959 Cuming, H. [955] Philippines K000651076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1959 Philippines K000651077 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1959 Scortechini [1784] Malaysia K000643987 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ramos, M. [s.n.] Philippines Capparis longipes K000651073 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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