- Family:
- Capparaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Capparis Tourn. ex L.
Capparis cartilaginea Decne.

[FTEA]
Capparidaceae, J. Elffers, R. A. Graham & G. P. Dewolf. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1964
- Morphology General Habit
- Spreading or scrambling shrub, 0.5–4 m. high.
- Morphology Stem
- Young twigs densely appressed-white-pubescent, glabrescent.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves petiolate; blade broadlyelliptic, ovate or orbicular, 2–5.5 cm. long, l.8–5(–6) cm. wide, acute, rounded or slightly emarginate, with the midrib ending in a small recurved spine, broadly cuneate, rounded or cordate at the base, chartaceous, glabrous; petiole 9–25 mm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary in the upper leaf-axils; pedicels stout, 3.5–12 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals unequal; 3 oblong-obovate, shallowly boat-shaped, about 1.5–2 cm. long; the other sepal up to 4 cm. long, strongly hooded at the apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals unequal; anterior pair oblong-obovate, up to about 1.5 cm. long; posterior pair apparently fused, about 3.5 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide, hooded and enclosed in the hooded sepal, the base clawed and with 2 elongate calluses; all petals white, glabrous or thinly pubescent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens many, about 3 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
- Gynophore 3–4 cm. long in flower, up to 6 cm. and stout in fruit.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits ovoid or ellipsoid, up to 5 cm. long, 3 cm. in diameter, ribbed, red.
- Figures
- Fig. 10/3–6.
- Habitat
- Deciduous bushland, often on exposed rock or coral outcrops; 0–1800 m.
- Distribution
- Socotra, to the Middle East and Pakistan K1 K2 K3 K4 K6 K7 T2 T8 Z
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Scrambling shrub up to 3 m tall; young twigs densely covered with short, appressed hairs
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-blades ovate-elliptic, 2.5–5(–6) x 1.4–4.5 cm, thick or leathery, pubescent on both surfaces when young, apically rounded, obtuse or acute, with short recurved mucro, basally rounded, subcordate or cuneate; petiole 0.4–2.6 cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Flowers axillary; pedicels stout, 2.3–11 cm long, thickened in fruit
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx zygomorphic, with posterior sepal up to 3.5–4 cm long, saccate, the others 1.4–2 cm long, concave, externally puberulous or glabrous, marginally tomentose
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals whitish, glabrous or puberulous, the upper pair connate, obdeltoid, up to 3.5 cm long, apically included in the posterior sepal, the lower pair free, obovate, 1.2–1.8 cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens many, up to 3 cm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynophore
- Gynophore 3.5–6 cm long, thickened in the fruit; ovary elliptic-obovate, c. 5 mm long, with flattened, subsessile stigma
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit globose-ellipsoid, reddish, 3–6 x 1.6–4 cm, ribbed.
- Distribution
- N1–3; C1; S2, 3 Arabia eastwards to India.
- Ecology
- Altitude up to 1500 m.
- Vernacular
- Goah, goah-kulul, goh, gombor (Somali).
Native to:
Afghanistan, Aldabra, Bangladesh, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen
Capparis cartilaginea Decne. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 1, 2008 | Freidberg [Eth 103], Ethiopia | K000191280 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1991 | Schweinfurth, G. [1265], Yemen | K000076939 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1957 | Bové, N. [148], Egypt | K000076940 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1957 | Lord, J. K. [s.n.], Egypt | K000076941 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1957 | Bové, N. [148], Egypt | K000076943 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1957 | Lord, J. K. [s.n.], Egypt | K000076942 | Yes | ||
Hunter, P.J. [11348], Tanzania | 25872.000 | No | |||
Renvoize, S.A. [884], Seychelles | 7314.001 | No | |||
Springfield, E.O., Sudan | Capparis galeata | 16175.000 | No | ||
Drummond, R.B. [1011], Kenya | Capparis galeata | 16576.000 | No | ||
Burger, W. [3227], Ethiopia | Capparis galeata | K001044819 | neotype | Yes | |
Jan 1, 1957 | Thomson, T. [s.n.], Yemen | Capparis uncinata | K001044820 | neotype | Yes |
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 3: 273 (1835)
Accepted by
- (2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.456.1.1/40951 epublication.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Edwards, S., Tadesse, M., Demissew, S. & Hedberg, I. (eds.) (2000). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 2(1): 1-532. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Hedge, I. & Lamond, J. (1970). Flora Iranica 68: 1-32. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
- Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
- Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
- Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
- Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Hedge, I. & Lamond, J. (1970). Flora Iranica 68: 1-32. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
- Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Fici [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- B. L. Burtt & Lewis in Kew Bulletin 4: 299 (1949).
- Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 118 (1961).
- Decne. in Ann. Sci. Nat., sér. 2, 3: 273 (1835).
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