Capparaceae Capparis cynophallophora L.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Apex of leaf blade
• Emarginate
• Lamina leaf blade
• Vegetative
• Venation
• Leaf parts
• Outline of leaf blade
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Levera National Park - GRENADA

Species information

Description
2-15m trees, v. scaly twigs and leaves. Lf blades 3-15 (-30)cm, onlong, sometimes very narrowly so. With dense silver or brown scales below. Flowers fragrant. Petals 8-15mm long x 5-8mm; Purplish filaments 2.5-4.5cm long; Fruits strongly constricted, 6-30 (-50)cm x 5-10mm.

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
770

Location
Around Levera pond/mangrove area.

Notes
Silvery emarginate leaves; not as common as the other Capparis here (cf. flexuousa).

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.120000 N   Longitude: 61.360000 W   Altitude: 0.0