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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 indica (L.) Druce

Capparidaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW NC South America (Colombia, Venezuela)

SC SE

hel xer

Breynia indica L. Capparis amygdalifolia Jacq. Capparis amygdalina Lam. Capparis breynia L. Capparis indica (L.) Fawc. & Rendle Linnaeobreynia indica Hutch.

whitewillow caper; linguam (Virgin Gorda); white willow (Barbados, Jamaica)

câprier bois-de-mêche; bois de mèche; bois de mêche (Guadeloupe); bois noir (Martinique); bois puant (Guadeloupe); bois-puant, cosmaya bord de mer

burro (Puerto Rico); colorin (Mexico); curumo (El Salvador, Panama); endurece maìz (Nicaragua); guacoco (El Salvador, Panama); humashnaca (El Salvador); linguam; naranjuelo (Colombia); olivo (Colombia, Nicaragua); olivo macho, pachaca (Colombia); palo zapo (Mexico); sapo prieto, sapoprieto; taiche, vara prieta (Mexico)

paabe, pretoe, raba, stokki

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Latin name	Capparis indica (L.) Druce
Family	Capparidaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) NW NC South America (Colombia, Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel xer
Use
Synonym	Breynia indica L. Capparis amygdalifolia Jacq. Capparis amygdalina Lam. Capparis breynia L. Capparis indica (L.) Fawc. & Rendle Linnaeobreynia indica Hutch.
English name	whitewillow caper; linguam (Virgin Gorda); white willow (Barbados, Jamaica)
French name	câprier bois-de-mêche; bois de mèche; bois de mêche (Guadeloupe); bois noir (Martinique); bois puant (Guadeloupe); bois-puant, cosmaya bord de mer
Spanish name	burro (Puerto Rico); colorin (Mexico); curumo (El Salvador, Panama); endurece maìz (Nicaragua); guacoco (El Salvador, Panama); humashnaca (El Salvador); linguam; naranjuelo (Colombia); olivo (Colombia, Nicaragua); olivo macho, pachaca (Colombia); palo zapo (Mexico); sapo prieto, sapoprieto; taiche, vara prieta (Mexico)
Other name	paabe, pretoe, raba, stokki
Trade name