Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Brassicales > Family Capparaceae > Genus Capparis > Aggregate Capparis spinosa aggr.

Capparis spinosa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CapparisL.accepted genus name
Sodada Forssk. synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: alcaparras; alcaparro; tapara; tápara sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Catalan: tápara; taparas; taparer; taparera; taparossa; tàpena; tàpenes; tapenote; tàper; tàpera; taperer; taperera; taperera espinosa; taperes; taperot; taperote; tàpina; trapera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Euskera: alkaparra; kapar; kaparrondo sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Galician: alcaparras sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Majorcan: taparera; tapenera sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Portuguese: alcaparra; alcaparras sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Spanish, Castillian: alcaparra; alcaparras; alcaparras de Andalucía; alcaparras de Castilla; alcaparrera; alcaparrero; alcaparrilla; alcaparro; alcaparro de Europa; alcaparrón; alcaparroneras; alcaparronero; alcaparrones; caparra; capria; melón; meloncillo; tapana; tápana; tapanera; taparera; taparote; tápena; tapenera; taperera; taperot; tapina; tápina sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).
 Valencian: tápanas; tápaneras; tapela; tápenas; tapenera; tapeneras; taperer; taperér; taperera; tepenera

Literature

nomenclatural reference

L., Sp. Pl. 1753.

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Citation

Uotila, P. (2011): Capparaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Capparis spinosa L.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=B9AF58B9-FA0D-481D-9498-23AF217191D8

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

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2011-10-17 by Uotila, P. (2011): Capparaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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