Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia

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Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia
Unripe fruit. Tamuning, Guam.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species:
C. s. subsp. cordifolia
Binomial name
Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia
Synonyms
  • Capparis cordifolia Lam.
  • Blumea grandiflora Zipp. ex Span.
  • Capparis mariana Jacq.
  • Capparis spinosa var. mariana (Jacq.) K.Schum.

Capparis spinosa subsp. cordifolia (Chamorro: atkåpares), is a plant endemic to central Malesia and western and southern Pacific Ocean islands. It is a shrub growing along coastal limestone cliffs.

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