Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Capparales (32)
Family: Capparaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Capparis (1)
Epithet: tomentosa Lam. (7)
tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs