3101.000 Capparis L.

Description of the genus

Shrubs or small trees, often climbing; branches often spiny. Leaves simple, entire. Inflorescences of terminal or axillary racemes, sometimes condensed into corymbs or umbels. Flowers bisexual. Sepals 4. Petals usually 4. Stamens 6-many. Androgynophore very short. Gynophore present. Fruit a usually indehiscent, spherical, ovoid or elongated berry.

Worldwide: 250 species in tropical and warm regions

Botswana: 3 taxa.

The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:

Belenois aurota (Brown-veined white)

Belenois gidica (African veined white)

Belenois thysa (False dotted border)

Colotis amata (Topaz tip, Topaz arab)

Colotis evenina (Common orange tip)

Colotis evippe (Smoky orange tip)

Colotis pallene (Bushveld orange tip)

Leptosia alcesta (African wood white)

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
fascicularis DC. var. elaeagnoides (Gilg) DeWolf	N
sepiaria L. var. subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf		Description, Image
tomentosa Lam.	N	Description, Image

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