Capparis micracantha explained

Cappparis micracantha 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.

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.^[1]

Subspecies

The Catalogue of Life lists:

• 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.^[2]

References

1. Web site: Capparis micracantha tropicalthefernsinfo.
2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Capparis#Capparis-M The Plant List

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