Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Capparis

Family:

Capparaceae

Nomen number:

8890

Place of publication:

J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6:184. 1862

Verified:

03/11/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Sodada decidua Forssk.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Capparis aphylla Roth

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Reference(s)

Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
Andrews, F. W. 1950-1956. The flowering plants of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
Bhandari, M. M. 1978. Flora of the Indian desert.
Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Jacobs, M. 1965. The genus Capparis (Capparaceae) from the Indus to the Pacific. Blumea 12:424-425.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Migahid, A. M. 1978. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 2.
Miller, A. G. & T. A. Cope. 1996-. Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Ozenda, P. 1977. Flore du Sahara, ed. 2
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia. Note: mentions
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Zohary, M. et al. 1980-. Conspectus florae orientalis.

Common names

English
karira –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Djibouti
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Yemen	Socotra
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Egypt
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mauritania
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman	Al Batinah North
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Egypt	Sinai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		s.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.w.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad, Yemen [Socotra]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal

Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.