Capparis spinosa(CPPSP)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-08
- EPPO Code: CPPSP
- Preferred name: Capparis spinosa
- Authority: Linnaeus
A cultivated plant of the Mediterranean region, probably derived from C. spinosa subsp. rupestris. Its flower buds (capers) are used as a culinary flavouring. Introduced in other parts of the world (tropical Africa, Australia). Capers are also harvested from other, wild-growing, Capparis spp., occurring over a wider geographical range.
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Capparis peduncularis | C. Presl |
| Capparis spinosa subsp. spinosa | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| caper | English |
| common caper bush | English |
| dorniger Kapernstrauch | German |
| gemeiner Kapernstrauch | German |
| Kaper | German |
| câprier commun | French |
| câprier épineux | French |
| alcaparrera | Spanish |
| alcaparro común | Spanish |
| alcaparro de Europa | Spanish |
| alcaparronero | Spanish |
| meloncillo | Spanish |
| tapenera | Spanish |
| cappero comune | Italian |
| gewone kapperstruik | Dutch |
| gewoone kapperstruik | Dutch |
| alcaparra | Portuguese |
| alcaparreira-comum | Portuguese |
| vanlig kapris | Swedish |
| каперсы колючие | Russian |
| каперцы | Russian |
| kebere | Turkish |
| kaparinë | Albanian |
| آبار | Arabic |
| أَصف | Arabic |
| شفلح | Arabic |
| علّوق | Arabic |
| غبار | Arabic |
| قباره | Arabic |
| كُبَّار | Arabic |
| كبر | Arabic |
| لصفة | Arabic |
| alkaparra | Basque |
| taparer | Catalan |
| taparossa | Catalan |
| tapenera | Catalan |
| tapenote | Catalan |
| tàpera | Catalan |
| taperera | Catalan |
| taperote | Catalan |
| tàpina | Catalan |
| trapera | Catalan |
| trnoviti kapar | Croatian |
| κάππαρη | Greek |
| kaprica | Slovak |
| navadni kaprovec | Slovene |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Brassicales (
1CAPO )
Family
Capparaceae (
1CAPF )
Genus
Capparis (
1CPPG )
Species
Capparis spinosa (
CPPSP )