Capparis micracantha

Cappparis micracantha^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the caper family (Capparaceae). It grows as a shrub or small tree, sometimes with a more or less climbing habit.

Capparis micracantha
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Capparaceae
Genus:	Capparis
Species:	C. micracantha
Binomial name
Capparis micracantha DC.

It is native to Southeast Asia - the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Indochina, Indonesia and the Philippines. Certain parts of the plant are locally used as a source of medicines and rarely for food.^[2]

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:^[3]

• The nominate subspecies C. micracantha micracantha
• C. micracantha korthalsiana (Miq.) M.Jacobs (was C. korthalsiana Miq.)
• C. micracantha var. henryi (Matsum.) M.Jacobs (a synonym of C. henryi) is accepted in the Plant List.^[4]

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