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Capparis tomentosa - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Capparis tomentosa - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Capparis tomentosa - Thorns - Click to enlarge!

Thorns; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Capparis tomentosa - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia; 3/2014 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 2639
Date of entry: 11.06.2023
Last update: 11.06.2023

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Capparales (36)

        Family: Capparaceae (6)(family description)

          Genus: Capparis (2)

            Epithet: tomentosa Lam. (7)

tomentosa => densely covered with short, soft, tangled hairs

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: yellow, white

External links

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World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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