Capparaceae

125 species

Herbaceous plants and shrubs; includes capers used as culinary condiments and related species.

Apophyllum anomalum

Boscia albitrunca

Shepherd’s tree, Caper bush, White-stemmed Boscia

Edible: Fruit, Roots, Seeds, Flower buds, Leaves, Coffee

Boscia angustifolia

Rough-leaved shepherd's tree, Rough-leaved boscia

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Bark - tea, Fruit

Boscia angustifolia var. corymbosa

Edible: Flowers

Boscia coriacea

Qalqalq, Mnafisi

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Twigs - flavouring

Smelly boscia, Smelly shepherd's tree

Edible: Root, Fruit, Flowers

Boscia longifolia

Boscia madagascariensis

Boscia microphylla

Kaoko shepherds-tree, Slender-leaved shepherds-tree

Boscia mossambicensis

Broad-leaved shepherd's tree

Boscia oleoides

White-stem, Shepherd's tree, Coffee tree

Edible: Roots, Flower buds, Bark - coffee, Fruit

Boscia salicifolia

Willowed-leaved Boscia

Edible: Berries, Fruit, Leaves, Root, Bark, Flowers, Seeds

Boscia senegalensis

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Fruit, Caution, Vegetable

Buchholzia coriacea

Musk Tree, Wonder cola

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Nuts

Cadaba benguellensis

Cadaba farinosa

Edible: Leaf extract, Fruit, Shoot, Flowers, Leaves, Twigs, Vegetable, Bark

Cadaba fruticosa

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Large-flowered wormbush

Cadaba stenopoda

Capparicordis tweediana

Guiatua, Tweedie capparicordis

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Capparidastrum osmanthum

Capparidastrum petiolare

Edible: Fruit ?

Capparidastrum quinum

Quina false caper

Capparis acutifolia subsp. sabiifolia

Capparis aegyptia

Capparis arborea

Bush caper berry

Capparis assamica

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Capparis atlantica

Edible: Flower bud, Spice

Capparis avicenniifolia

Capparis brevispina

Aadhandai, Indian caper

Capparis canescens

Wild orange, Wild pomegranate, Orangewood, Grey capparis

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Capparis cartilaginea

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Seeds, Gum

Capparis cleghornii

Capparis corymbosa

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Capparis decidua

Timbuctoo caperbush

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Flower buds, Nectar, Bark, Spice

Capparis divaricata

Capparis erythrocarpos

Capparis fascicularis

Zigzag caper-bush

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Capparis flexuosa

Bay-leaved caper

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds - flavouring

Capparis grandiflora

Capparis grandipetala

Capparis hereroensis

Capparis himalayensis

Edible: Fruit, Vegetable, Leaves, Flower bud - spice

Capparis jacobinae

Capparis jacobsii

Capparis lasiantha

Edible: Fruit, Flowers

Capparis loranthifolia

Narrow-leaf Bumble tree

Capparis lucida

Coastal caper, Native Caper, Wood Caper

Edible: Fruit, Buds

Capparis mariana

Edible: Flower buds, Fruit

Capparis maroniensis

Capparis micracantha

Capparis mitchellii

Wild desert orange, Wild caper

Capparis moonii

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Bark

Capparis nummularia

Caper bush, Wild passionfruit, Flinder’s rose

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds - spice

Capparis petiolaris

Capparis retusa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Red-fruited caper-bush

Capparis roxburghii

Capparis sarmentosa

Scrambling caper

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds

Capparis scabrida

Sapore de campo

Capparis sepiaria

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves

Capparis sepiaria var. fischeri

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Vegetable

Capparis sepiaria var. subglabra

Caper tree, Cape capers, Hedge caper-bush

Capparis shanesiana

Capparis sicula

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds - spice

Capparis sicula subsp. herbacea

Edible: Fruit, Flower bud - spice

Capparis sicula subsp. sindiana

Edible: Fruit, Flower buds

Capparis sikkimensis subsp. masaikai

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Capparis sikkimensis subsp. yunnanensis

Capparis spinosa

Coastal caper, Caper Bush

Edible: Flower buds, Fruit, Leaves, Herb, Spice, Vegetable, Seeds - flavouring

Capparis spinosa subsp. rupestris - (Sm.) Nyman

Spineless Caper

Capparis tenera

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Capparis tomentosa

Woolly caper-bush

Edible: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds, Caution, Vegetable, Gum

Capparis umbonata

Native pomegranate, Northern wild orange

Capparis urophylla

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Capparis velutina

Capparis versicolor

Capparis zeylanica

Ceylon caper, Indian caper

Edible: Fruit, Flowers, Seeds

Cladostemon kirkii

Yellow Spiderflower, Jones spiderflower

Edible: Leaves, Seed, Shoots

Cleome serrulata

Rocky Mountain Beeplant

Edible: Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots

Colicodendron scabridum

Scabrid colicodendron

Crateva adansonii

Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable

Crateva adansonii subsp. odora

Edible: Leaves, Fruit

Crateva adansonii subsp. trifoliata

Crateva eminens

Edible: Seeds, Fruit

Crateva greveana

Greve's caper, Greve's garlic pear

Edible: Fruit, Leaves

Crateva obovata

Crateva palmeri

Crateva religiosa

Sacred garlic pear

Edible: Seeds, Leaves, Flowers, Fruit

Gally Pear, Garlic Pear Tree

Edible: Fruit, Spice

Crateva unilocularis

Edible: Leaves, Root

Cynophalla amplissima

Very large cynophalla

Cynophalla ecuadorica

Edible: Stem - drink

Cynophalla retusa

Retuse cynophalla

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Cyrtocarpa velutinifolia

Velvety leaf cyrtocarpa

Euadenia eminens

Edible: Fruit, Seeds - spice

Euadenia trifoliolata

Edible: Leaves, Vegetable

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Vein-leaved bush-cherry, Sausage-bean bush-cherry

Maerua parvifolia

Dwarf cherry-bush, Small-leaved maerua

Edible: Root, Fruit

Maerua pseudopetalosa

Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Root, Leaves, Caution, Vegetable

Maerua sessiliflora

Maerua triphylla var. johannis

Edible: Fruit, Caution

Morisonia longifolia

Morisonia oblongifolia

Oblong leaf morisonia

Edible: Fruit, Seeds

Neocalyptrocalyx maroniensis

Maroni neocalyptrocalyx

Neocalyptrocalyx muco

Muco neocalyptrocalyx

Peritoma arborea

Edible: Seeds, Flowers, Pods

Polanisia trachysperma

Sandyseed clammyweed

Ritchiea albersii

Edible: Roots, Fruit

Ritchiea capparoides

Edible: Fruit ?, Medicine ?

Ritchiea reflexa

Sarcotoxicum salicifolium

Willow leaf sarcotoxicum

Edible: Fruit - caution

Steriphoma peruvianum

Peru steriphoma

Stixis scandens

Stixis suaveolens

Mottled-fruit vine

Edible: Fruit, Leaves - tea, Seeds - spice

Thilachium africanum

Edible: Root, Caution, Fruit

Thilachium thomasii

Edible: Root, Tubers, Fruit

Thylacium africanum

Edible: Tuber, Root, Fruit

Tylachium africanum

Edible: Root, Tuber