Capparaceae

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Description

480 spp.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

Growing form

Trees, shrubs

Leaf

Leaves simple or palmately compound, margin entire. Usually alternate, sometimes decussate (opposite and petioles of subsequent pairs having a 90 degree angle). Usually no stipules but when there are, they are often modified to spines (or glands).

Flower

Acrtinomorphic, 4 sepals and 4 petals. Stamens are numerous and with long and often curved filaments. Ovary placed on a long gynophore.

Fruit and seed

Capsule, berry, (drupe, nut or samara)

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

A total of observations in Finland ?
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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Capparaceae
Author
Juss.
Vernacular names
  • kapriskasvit (Finnish)
  • kaprisväxter (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.41727
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants
jsonrdf+xmlskos (dwc)