Capparis batianoffii
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| Capparis batianoffii | |
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| NSW840786 (CC-BY 4.0, National Herbarium of New South Wales) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Capparis |
| Species: | C. batianoffii |
| Binomial name | |
| Capparis batianoffii Guymer | |
Capparis batianoffii is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae, which was first described in 2008 by Gordon Guymer.[1][2] The species epithet honours G.N. Batianoff who collected the holotype.[3] It is found only in Queensland.[4]
This is a climbing shrub, growing to 6 ft tall.[3] The leaves are simple and in the one plane.[3] Both stem and leaves are covered in sandy-coloured hairs.[3]
This species is only known to occur in Central Queensland on Gloucester Island in the Gloucester Island National Park. It is found in the regional ecosystem 8.12.11 containing Araucarian vine thickets on slopes on granitic boulders near sea level to 400 meters in elevation.[5]