Capparaceae
This list of genera was made in August 2026 according to Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Cornejo (2018), Riser et al. 2013, Saunders et al. 2024, and Soares Neto et al. 2020. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Anisocapparis Cornejo & Iltis (prev. under Capparis L.) | ||
| Apophyllum F.Muell. | ||
| Atamisquea Miers ex Hook. & Arn. | ||
| Bachmannia Pax | ||
| Belencita H.Karst. | ||
| Boscia Lam. | ||
| Buchholzia Engl. | ||
| Cadaba Forssk. | ||
| Capparicordis Iltis & Cornejo (prev. under Capparis L.) | ||
| Capparis L. | ||
| Cladostemon A.Braun & Vatke | ||
| Courbonia Brongn. | Maerua Forssk. | |
| Crateva L. | Crataeva L., Euadenia Oliv. ex Benth. & Hook.f. | |
| Euadenia Oliv. ex Benth. & Hook.f. | Crateva L. | |
| Maerua Forssk. | Courbonia Brongn. | |
| Monilicarpa Cornejo & Iltis (prev. under Capparis L.) | ||
| Morisonia L. | ||
| Neocalyptrocalyx Hutch. (prev. under Capparis L., Colicodendron Mart.) | ||
| Ritchiea R.Br. ex G.Don | ||
| Sarcotoxicum Cornejo & Iltis (prev. under Capparis L.) | ||
| Steriphoma Spreng. | ||
| Thilachium Lour. |
References
- Cornejo, X. (2018). Notes on the Nomenclature of Neotropical Capparaceae: An Answer to Global flora. Harvard Papers in Botany 23(2), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v23iss2.2018.n3
- Riser, J. P., Cardinal-McTeague, W. M., Hall, J. C., Hahn, W. J., Sytsma, K. J., & Roalson, E. H. (2013). Phylogenetic relationships among the North American cleomoids (Cleomaceae): A test of Iltis’s reduction series1. American Journal of Botany, 100(10), 2102-2111. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1300096
- Saunders, T. C., Larridon, I., Baker, W. J., Barrett, R. L., Forest, F., Françoso, E., Maurin, O., Rokni, S., Roalson, E. H. (2024). Tangled webs and spider-flowers: Phylogenomics, biogeography, and seed morphology inform the evolutionary history of Cleomaceae. American Journal of Botany, 111(9), e16399. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16399
- Soares Neto, R. L., Thomas, W. W., Barbosa, V., & Roalson, E. H. (2020). Diversification of New World Cleomaceae with emphasis on Tarenaya and the description of Iltisiella, a new genus. Taxon, 69(2), 321-336. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12231
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
Foto: Morisonia Plum. ex L. © Suvrat Kotagal