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Capparis zeylanica L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2. : 720 (1762)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000585299.

Synonyms of Capparis zeylanica L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Capparis aeylanica Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 567 (1824) wfo-0000584470
Capparis aurantioides C.Presl Reliq. Haenk. 2: 86 (1835) wfo-0000584504
Capparis crassifolia Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 227 (1873) wfo-0000584612
Capparis dealbata DC. Prodr. 1: 246 (1824) wfo-0000584646
Capparis erythrodasys Miq. Pl. Jungh. : 397 (1855) wfo-0000584689
Capparis hastigera Hance J. Bot. 6: 296 (1868) wfo-0000584763
Capparis hastigera var. obcordata Merr. & F.P.Metcalf Lingnan Sci. J. 16: 192 (1937) wfo-0000584764
Capparis horrida L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 264 (1782) wfo-0000584779
Capparis horrida var. erythrodasys (Miq.) Miq. Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. : 34 (1870) wfo-0000584781
Capparis horrida var. paniculata Gagnep. Fl. Indo-Chine 1: 185 (1908) wfo-0000584783
Capparis latifolia Craib Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 232 (1922) wfo-0000584841
Capparis linearis Blanco Fl. Filip. : 438 (1837) wfo-0000584857
Capparis myrioneura var. latifolia Hallier f. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 61 (1906) wfo-0000584929
Capparis nemorosa Blanco Fl. Filip. : 438 (1837) wfo-0000584935
Capparis ovalifolia Zipp. ex Miq. Ill. Fl. Archip. Ind. : 33 (1870) wfo-0000584978
Capparis polymorpha Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 227 (1873) wfo-0000585023
Capparis quadriflora DC. Prodr. 1: 247 (1824) wfo-0000585047
Capparis rufescens Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(II): 321 (1854 publ. 1855) wfo-0000585085
Capparis subhorrida Craib Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1922: 234 (1922) wfo-0000585199
Capparis swinhoii Hance J. Bot. 6: 296 (1868) wfo-0000585207
Capparis terniflora DC. Prodr. 1: 247 (1824) wfo-0000585215
Capparis wightiana Wall. Numer. List : n.° 6987 (1832) wfo-0000585288
Capparis xanthophylla Collett & Hemsl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 28: 20 (1880) wfo-0000585292
Capparis zeylanica var. pubipetala S.Y.Liu, X.Q.Ning & Y.F.Tan Guihaia 32: 324 (2012) wfo-0001384283