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Capparis tomentosa Lam.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Lam. (1785). In: Encyc. 1: 606.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Brassicales
family
Capparaceae
genus
Capparis
species
Capparis tomentosa

Name

Synonyms
Capparis alexandrae Chiov.
Capparis biloba Hutch. & Dalziel
Capparis corymbifera E.Mey.
Capparis corymbifera E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
Capparis floribunda Lepr.
Capparis floribunda Lepr. ex Walp.
Capparis globifera Delile
Capparis hypericoides Hochst.
Capparis lucens Hauman
Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Capparis polymorpha A.Rich.
Capparis puberula DC.
Capparis subtomentosa De Wild.
Capparis subtomentosa DeWild.
Capparis tomentosa var. persicifolia (A.Rich.) Penz.
Capparis verdickii De Wild.
Capparis volkensii Gilg
Homonyms
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Common names
African caper in English
African caper in English
African caper in English
Cape Bush in English
Chikatavuwa in Shona
Ekorokorait in language.
Gombor Lik in Somali
Gonashindi in Shona
Gora za jovu in language.
Gora-nyilo in language.
Gwambadzi in Venda
Gwanbazi in Hausa
Haujeri in Hausa
Kangok in Tswana
Katnael in Afrikaans
Katnaelbos in Afrikaans
Khawa in Tsonga
Kitandambo in language.
Mbada Paka in Swahili
Mparamau in Tswana
Muchovi in language.
Mukorongwe in Tonga (Tonga Islands)
Muoba - dali in Tswana
Muobadali in Venda
Mutandambo in language.
Mutawana in Tswana
Mzezagunga in language.
Namwaliko in language.
Olaturdei in language.
Ongono in language.
Shikumbumbu in language.
Umukorochombwe in Tswana
Wangombei in language.
Wollerige Kapperbos in English
Woolly Caper Bush in English
Woolly Caper-bush in language.
Woolly Caper-bush in language.
andel in Tigrinya
bufo in language.
bugi baley in Fulah
chiwezeweze in language.
dalevi in Fulah
ekoloko in Kinyarwanda
gora gaala in language.
gorrah-gel in language.
gubi in Fulah
gumero in Amharic
gumi in Fulah
gumi-baledi in Fulah
gumi-baley in Fulah
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