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

Malawi: 3 taxa.

Insects associated with this genus:

Belenois aurota (Brown-veined white) Food plant

Belenois gidica (African veined white) Food plant

Belenois thysa (False dotted border) Food plant

Colotis amata (Topaz tip, Topaz arab) Larval food plant

Colotis evenina (Common orange tip) Food plant

Colotis evippe (Smoky orange tip) Food plant

Colotis pallene (Bushveld orange tip) Larval foodplant

Leptosia alcesta (African wood white) Food plant

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

Species	FZ divisions	Content
erythrocarpos Isert var. rosea (Klotzsch) DeWolf	S	Description, Image
sepiaria L. var. subglabra (Oliv.) DeWolf	S	Description, Image
tomentosa Lam.	C,S	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Capparis
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Wikipedia: Capparis