Capparaceae

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Capparaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, commonly known as the caper family and including shrubs, trees, and lianas often found in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Capparaceae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
commonName caper family
distribution pantropical
warm temperate regions
economicUse ornamental plants
source of edible capers (Capparis spinosa flower buds)
traditional medicine plants
hasCharacteristic flowers typically actinomorphic
flowers usually bisexual
leaves often alternate
leaves sometimes palmately compound
leaves usually simple
mostly woody plants
often with long conspicuous stamens
often with showy flowers
presence of glucosinolates
hasGrowthForm lianas
shrubs
trees
hasTaxonomicAuthority Jussieu (as family author) NERFINISHED
hasTypeGenus Capparis
includesGenus Boscia
Capparis NERFINISHED
Cleome (in some classifications) NERFINISHED
Crateva NERFINISHED
Maerua NERFINISHED
isA family of flowering plants
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Capparis NERFINISHED
order Brassicales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination mainly insect-pollinated
relatedTo Brassicaceae NERFINISHED
reproductiveStructure fruit usually a berry or capsule
taxonRank family
typicalHabitat subtropical regions
tropical regions

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Brassicales containsFamily Capparaceae