Capparaceae
Capparis

Capparis tomentosa Lam.

First published in Encycl. 1: 606 (1785)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Mauritius, Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lachenaud, O. & al. (2018). Novitates Gabunensis 88. Plant ecology and evolution 151: 393-422.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Chev. Fl. Viv. 1: 175, partly.
  • F.T.A. 1: 96, partly (var. α )
  • Fl. Seneg. 23
  • Gilg & Benedict in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 53: 189, partly

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • 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.
  • Exell, A.W. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1960). Flora Zambesiaca 1(1): 1-336. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Lachenaud, O. & al. (2018). Novitates Gabunensis 88. Plant ecology and evolution 151: 393-422.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by S. Fici [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Battiscombe & Dale, Trees and Shrubs of Kenya Colony p. 12 (1936).
  • Dale & Greenway, Kenya Trees and Shrubs p. 120 (1961).
  • E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda p. 49 (1962).
  • Engl., Hochgeb. Trop. Afr.: 227 (1892).
  • Exell & Mendonça in Consp. Fl. Angol. 1: 62 (1937).
  • F. W. Andr., Fl. Pl. A.-E. Sudan 1: 41, fig. 33 (1950).
  • F. White, Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia p. 61 (1962).
  • Gilg & Bened. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 53: 189 (1915).
  • Gilg in A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(1): 235, fig. 149 (1915).
  • Gilg in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 185 (1895).
  • Hauman & Wilczek in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 2: 460, t. 46 (1951).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 114 (1949).
  • Keay, Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 90 (1954).
  • Lam., Encycl. 1: 606 (1785).
  • Milne-Redh. in Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. 8: 216 (1953).
  • Oliv. in Flora of Tropical Africa 1: 96 (1868).
  • Wild in Flora Zambesiaca 1: 236 (1960).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 6, 1987 Koning, J, de [7657] Mozambique K000282763 Yes
Jun 16, 1978 Daramola, B.O.; Ekwuno, P.O. [62992] Nigeria K000354923 No
Dec 1, 1959 Maitland, T.D. [241] Cameroon K000105777 No
Dec 1, 1959 Maitland, T.D. [241] Cameroon K000105776 No
Jan 1, 1959 Fox, R.H. [29] Gambia, The K000354927 No
Jan 1, 1959 Kitson, A. [967] Ghana K000354926 No
Jan 1, 1957 Atherstone, D. [27] Botswana K000282759 No
Feb 2, 1859 [Richacy, A.] [s.n.] Eritrea K000669362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Northeast Tropical Africa K:SPC-80026.000 No
Heudelot, D. [s.n.] Senegal K000354930 No
Codd, L.E. [7406] Zambia K000282760 No
Smith, P.A. [2499] Botswana K000282756 No
Bergen, V. [11] Senegal K000354925 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8991] Zambia K001590194 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1668] Botswana K001581955 Yes
Headley, P.M. [227] Ethiopia K:SPC-07505.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1407] Malawi K:SPC-18921.000 No
Richards, H.M. [18282] Tanzania K:SPC-26588.000 No
Maui, S. [1123] Botswana K000282757 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [7754] Zambia K:SPC-04932.000 No
Smith, P.A. [2499] Botswana K000282762 Yes
Smith, P.A. [133] Botswana K000282761 No
Tuley, P. [2268] Nigeria K000354924 No
Robertson, N.F. [40] Ghana K000354928 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1948] Kenya K:SPC-03164.000 No
Hagerup, O. [7] Senegal K000354929 No
Lugard, E.J. [18] Botswana K000282758 No
Tweedie, E.M. [4108] Kenya K:SPC-36231.000 No
Richards, H.M. [17578] Tanzania K:SPC-26555.000 No
Dalziel, J.M. [137] Nigeria K000354922 Yes

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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