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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Capparis frondosa Jacq.

Capparidaceae

S North America (NE Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru, Brazil: Amazonas to Rio de Janeiro)

SW SC SE

S[M]

hel? xer calc

Capparis badduca sensu auct. non Rheede ex L. Capparis baducca L. Capparis commutata Spreng. Capparis cuneata DC.

rope caper; capertree; churchblossom (Puerto Rico); rat-bean; ratbean (Puerto Rico); rope (Grenadines)

câprier bois-bourrique; bois bourique, bois bourrique (Haiti); câprier, mabouge, mabouya; Saint-Esprit (Haiti)

azaharillo sapo, burro (Puerto Rico); palo verraco (Cuba); quita-calzón (El Salvador); sapo (Puerto Rico); sebastián (Ecuador)

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Latin name	Capparis frondosa Jacq.
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	S North America (NE Mexico to Panama, West Indies) N M South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Coast, Amazonas; Peru, Brazil: Amazonas to Rio de Janeiro)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel? xer calc
Use	fr
Synonym	Capparis badduca sensu auct. non Rheede ex L. Capparis baducca L. Capparis commutata Spreng. Capparis cuneata DC.
English name	rope caper; capertree; churchblossom (Puerto Rico); rat-bean; ratbean (Puerto Rico); rope (Grenadines)
French name	câprier bois-bourrique; bois bourique, bois bourrique (Haiti); câprier, mabouge, mabouya; Saint-Esprit (Haiti)
Spanish name	azaharillo sapo, burro (Puerto Rico); palo verraco (Cuba); quita-calzón (El Salvador); sapo (Puerto Rico); sebastián (Ecuador)
Other name
Trade name